modification vs accommodation

accommodation vs modification

modification and accommodation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
modification	Yes	No	No	No
accommodation	Yes	No	No	No

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

modification: the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
accommodation: (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye

Other hyponyms of modification include laxation, loosening, tightening, adaptation, tune.

modification (noun)	accommodation (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need
slightly modified copy; not an exact copy	(physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another	living quarters provided for public convenience
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase	in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality
	a settlement of differences
	making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

Difference between modification and accommodation

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