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Definition of Modification
1. 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
2. Noun. Slightly modified copy; not an exact copy. "A modification of last year's model"
3. Noun. The grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase.
Generic synonyms: Grammatical Relation
Specialized synonyms: Restrictiveness, Apposition
Derivative terms: Modify, Qualify
4. Noun. An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another. "The neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"
Specialized synonyms: Acceleration, Deceleration, Retardation, Slowing, Avulsion, Break, Mutation, Sublimation, Surprise, Birth, Nascence, Nascency, Nativity, Breakup, Detachment, Separation, Vagary, Fluctuation, Variation, Conversion, Death, Decease, Expiry, Decrease, Drop-off, Lessening, Destabilization, Increase, Easing, Moderation, Relief, Deformation, Transition, Shift, Transformation, Transmutation, Scintillation, Sparkling, Twinkle, Play, Shimmer, Transmutation, Damage, Harm, Impairment, Development, Revolution, Chromosomal Mutation, Genetic Mutation, Mutation, Sex Change, Loss Of Consciousness
Generic synonyms: Happening, Natural Event, Occurrence, Occurrent
Derivative terms: Alter, Change, Change, Change, Modify
Definition of Modification
1. n. The act of modifying, or the state of being modified; a modified form or condition; state as modified; a change; as, the modification of an opinion, or of a machine; the various modifications of light.
Definition of Modification
1. Noun. the act or result of modifying or the condition of being modified ¹
2. Noun. an alteration or adjustment to something ¹
3. Noun. a change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring ¹
4. Noun. (linguistics) a change to a word when it is borrowed by another language ¹
5. Noun. (linguistics) the change undergone by a word when used in a construction (for instance ''am'' => '' 'm'' in ''I'm'') ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Modification
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Modification
1. 1. A nonhereditary change in an organism; e.g., one that is acquired from its own activity or environment. 2. A chemical or structural alteration in a molecule. Behaviour modification, the systematic use of principles of conditioning and learning, especially operant or instrumental conditioning, to teach certain skills or to extinguish undesirable behaviours, attitudes, or phobias. Chemical modification, alteration in the structure of a molecule, typically a macromolecule such as a protein, by chemical means; often, the covalent addition by some reagent. Covalent modification, alteration in the structure of a macromolecule by enzymatic means, resulting in a change in the properties of that macromolecule; frequently, this type of modification is physiologically relevant. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Modification
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