transition vs fossilisation

fossilisation vs transition

transition and fossilisation both are nouns.

transition is a verb but fossilisation is not a verb.

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

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

transition: the act of passing from one state or place to the next
fossilisation: becoming inflexible or out of date

Other hyponyms of transition include fossilization, segue.

transition (noun)	fossilisation (noun)
the act of passing from one state or place to the next	becoming inflexible or out of date
a passage that connects a topic to one that follows	the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone
a musical passage moving from one key to another
an event that results in a transformation
a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another

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

Difference between transition and fossilisation

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