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PHYSICAL CHANGE Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the phrase physical change. (exact relations)
There are 14 hypernyms of the phrase physical change. (close relations)
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alteration
nounn
noun

• an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

• the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

• the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)

conversion
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an event that results in a transformation

• a change in the units or form of an expression:

• a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown

• a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life

• (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis

• a change of religion

• interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition

• act of exchanging one type of money or security for another

• the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another

metamorphosis
nounn
noun

• the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals

• a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances

• a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft

modification
nounn
noun

• the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

• slightly modified copy; not an exact copy

• the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

• an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

mutation
nounn
noun

• (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

• (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism

• a change or alteration in form or qualities

transformation
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a qualitative change

• (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system

• a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure

• (genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA

• the act of changing in form or shape or appearance

transition
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of passing from one state or place to the next

• an event that results in a transformation

• a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another

• a musical passage moving from one key to another

• a passage that connects a topic to one that follows

verb

• cause to convert or undergo a transition

• make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another)

phase change
nounn
noun

• a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition

phase transition
nounn
noun

• a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition

state change
nounn
noun

• a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition

Best Hypernyms For PHYSICAL CHANGE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for physical change, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (12)
action activity adjustment alteration amendment conversion evolution modification revision transformation transition variation
Phrases (2)
natural actionnatural process

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