transmutation vs conversion

transmutation and conversion both are nouns.

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

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

transmutation: an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
conversion: the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another

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

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

Other hyponyms of transmutation include advance, betterment, improvement, population shift, pyrolysis, sea change, sublimation, tin disease, tin pest, tin plague, changeover, transition, degeneration, retrogression, strengthening, weakening.

transmutation (noun)	conversion (noun)
an act that changes the form or character or substance of something	the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another
a qualitative change	a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life
(physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment)	a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown
	act of exchanging one type of money or security for another
	a change in the units or form of an expression:
	interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition
	an event that results in a transformation
	a change of religion
	(psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis

transmutation vs conversion

transmutation and conversion both are nouns.

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