modification vs deformation

deformation vs modification

modification and deformation both are nouns.

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

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

modification: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
deformation: alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it

Other hyponyms of modification include acceleration, deceleration, retardation, slowing, avulsion, break, mutation, sublimation, surprise, birth, nascence, nascency, nativity, breakup, detachment, separation, vagary, fluctuation, variation, conversion, death, decease, expiry, decrease, drop-off, lessening, destabilization, increase, easing, moderation, relief, transition, shift, transformation, transmutation, scintillation, sparkling, twinkle, play, shimmer, transmutation, damage, harm, impairment, development, revolution, chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation, sex change, loss of consciousness.

modification (noun)	deformation (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
slightly modified copy; not an exact copy	a change for the worse
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another	alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

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