Modification vs Mutant - What's the difference?
modification | mutant | Related terms |
the act or result of modifying or the condition of being modified
an alteration or adjustment to something
* Jim's modification to the radio's tuning resulted in clearer sound.
a change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring
* Due to his sunbathing, Jim's body experienced modifications : he got a tan.
(linguistics) a change to a word when it is borrowed by another language
* The Chinese word "kòu tóu" had a modification made to become the English "kowtow" .
(linguistics) the change undergone by a word when used in a construction (for instance am'' => '' 'm'' in ''I'm )
Something which has mutated, which has one or more new characteristics from a mutation.
* Your plaid fish are mutants .
(informal) Someone or something that seems strange, abnormal, or bizarre.
* I think your brother is a mutant ; he’s so weird!
That has undergone mutation.
* Your mutant fish are dying.
(informal) Strange, abnormal, or bizarre.
* Your mutant brother just growled at me again!
