fixing vs reconstruction

reconstruction vs fixing

fixing and reconstruction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fixing	Yes	No	No	No
reconstruction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, reconstruction is a hyponym of fixing; that is, reconstruction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fixing:

fixing: the act of putting something in working order again
reconstruction: the activity of constructing something again

Other hyponyms of fixing include darning, patching, care, maintenance, upkeep, band aid, quick fix, quickie, quicky, restoration, restitution.

fixing (noun)	reconstruction (noun)
the act of putting something in working order again	the activity of constructing something again
the sterilization of an animal	recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall
(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body	an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

Difference between fixing and reconstruction

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