transmutation vs transition

transition vs transmutation

transmutation and transition both are nouns.

transmutation is not a verb while transition is a verb.

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

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

transmutation: a qualitative change
transition: 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, conversion, degeneration, retrogression, strengthening, weakening.

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

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

Difference between transmutation and transition

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