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modification vs slowing

slowing vs modification

modification and slowing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
modification Yes No No No
slowing Yes No No No
As nouns, slowing is a hyponym of modification; that is, slowing 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
  • slowing: a decrease in rate of change
Other hyponyms of modification include acceleration, deceleration, retardation, 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, deformation, 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) slowing (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) a decrease in rate of change
slightly modified copy; not an exact copy
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
Difference between modification and slowing

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