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Definition of Adjustment
1. Noun. Making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances.
Specialized synonyms: Readjustment, Domestication, Habituation, Shakedown
Generic synonyms: Advance, Betterment, Improvement
Derivative terms: Accommodate, Accommodate, Accommodate, Adjust, Fit, Fit
2. Noun. The act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment).
Specialized synonyms: Laxation, Loosening, Tightening, Accommodation, Adaptation, Tune
Generic synonyms: Change
Derivative terms: Adjust, Alter, Alter, Modify, Modify
3. Noun. The act of adjusting something to match a standard.
Generic synonyms: Calibration, Standardisation, Standardization
Specialized synonyms: Alignment, Collimation, Temperament, Tune-up, Synchronisation, Synchronising, Synchronization, Synchronizing, Voicing
Derivative terms: Adjust, Register
4. Noun. The process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions).
Specialized synonyms: Acclimation, Acclimatisation, Acclimatization, Dedifferentiation, Domestication, Differentiation, Specialisation, Specialization
Generic synonyms: Biological Process, Organic Process
Derivative terms: Adapt, Adapt, Adjust
5. Noun. An amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances. "An allowance for profit"
Specialized synonyms: Cost-of-living Allowance, Depreciation Allowance, Deduction, Discount, Seasonal Adjustment, Tare
Generic synonyms: Recompense
Derivative terms: Adjust
Definition of Adjustment
1. n. The act of adjusting, or condition of being adjusted; act of bringing into proper relations; regulation.
Definition of Adjustment
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Medical Definition of Adjustment
1. 1. The act of adjusting, or condition of being adjusted; act of bringing into proper relations; regulation. "Success depends on the nicest and minutest adjustment of the parts concerned." (Paley) 2. Settlement of claims; an equitable arrangement of conflicting claims, as in set-off, contribution, exoneration, subrogation, and marshaling. 3. The operation of bringing all the parts of an instrument, as a microscope or telescope, into their proper relative position for use; the condition of being thus adjusted; as, to get a good adjustment; to be in or out of adjustment. Synonym: Suiting, fitting, arrangement, regulation, settlement, adaptation, disposition. Origin: Cf. F. Ajustement. See Adjust. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Adjustment
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