transition vs transmutation

transmutation vs transition

transition and transmutation both are nouns.

transition is a verb but transmutation is not a verb.

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

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

transition: an event that results in a transformation
transmutation: a qualitative change

Other hypernyms of transition include shift, transformation.

transition (noun)	transmutation (noun)
the act of passing from one state or place to the next	an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
a passage that connects a topic to one that follows	a qualitative change
a musical passage moving from one key to another	(physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment)
an event that results in a transformation
a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another

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

Difference between transition and transmutation

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