unidentified flying object vs apparition

apparition vs unidentified flying object

unidentified flying object and apparition both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
unidentified flying object	Yes	No	No	No
apparition	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, apparition is a hypernym of unidentified flying object; that is, apparition is a word with a broader meaning than unidentified flying object:

unidentified flying object: an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins
apparition: something existing in perception only

Other hypernyms of unidentified flying object include fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, shadow.

unidentified flying object (noun)	apparition (noun)
an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins	an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly
	something existing in perception only
	the appearance of a ghostlike figure
	a ghostly appearing figure

unidentified flying object vs apparition

unidentified flying object and apparition both are nouns.

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