transition vs alteration

alteration vs transition

transition and alteration both are nouns.

transition is a verb but alteration is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
transition	Yes	No	Yes	No
alteration	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, alteration is a hypernym of transition; that is, alteration is a word with a broader meaning than transition:

transition: a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another
alteration: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

Other hypernyms of transition include change, modification.

transition (noun)	alteration (noun)
the act of passing from one state or place to the next	the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)
a passage that connects a topic to one that follows	the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
a musical passage moving from one key to another	an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
an event that results in a transformation
a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another

transition (verb)	alteration (verb)
make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another)
cause to convert or undergo a transition

Difference between transition and alteration

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