modification vs adaptation

adaptation vs modification

modification and adaptation both are nouns.

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

As nouns, adaptation is a hyponym of modification; that is, adaptation 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)
adaptation: (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)

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

modification (noun)	adaptation (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
slightly modified copy; not an exact copy	a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another	the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

Difference between modification and adaptation

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