transformation vs metamorphosis

transformation and metamorphosis both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
transformation	Yes	No	No	No
metamorphosis	Yes	No	No	No

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

transformation: the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
metamorphosis: a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft

Other hyponyms of transformation include permutation, alteration, revision, transfiguration, transmogrification.

transformation (noun)	metamorphosis (noun)
the act of changing in form or shape or appearance	a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft
(genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA	a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure	the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
a qualitative change
(mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system

transformation vs metamorphosis

transformation and metamorphosis both are nouns.

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