adjustment
Meaning of adjustment
noun
- a small alteration or movement made to achieve a desired fit, appearance, or result.
I've made a few adjustments to my diet
only slight adjustments to the boat are necessary
Information about adjustment
- It is a name.
- The plural form of adjustment is: adjustments.
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Hyphenation of adjustment
ad-just-ment
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- adjustment is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
adjustment synonyms
Meaning accommodation:
Meaning alteration:
Meaning registration:
Meaning adaptation:
Meaning allowance:
Meaning make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify:
Meaning make someone or something accept (something) as normal or usual:
Meaning willing to fit in with someone's wishes or needs:
Meaning the process or result of becoming accustomed to a new climate or to new conditions:
Meaning the restoration of friendly relations:
Meaning the action or process of becoming habituated:
Meaning make or become accustomed or used to something:
Meaning the action or process of gaining knowledge or understanding of something:
Meaning assimilation to a different culture, typically the dominant one:
Meaning the admittance of a foreigner to the citizenship of a country:
Meaning the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas:
Meaning take in and understand fully (information or ideas):
Meaning the action or process of adding notes to a melody to produce harmony:
Meaning make partial or minor changes to (something):
Meaning the action or process of regulating or being regulated:
Meaning control or maintain the rate or speed of (a machine or process) so that it operates properly:
Meaning the action or process of changing the position, time, or order of something:
Meaning an alteration or modification:
Meaning change the form, character, or function of something:
Meaning the process of changing or causing something to change from one form to another:
Meaning change the structure or form of (something, especially a building):
Meaning give new and improved form, structure, or appearance to:
Meaning rearrange or remake in a new shape or layout:
Meaning shape or form (something) differently or again:
Meaning the action or process of reconstructing or being reconstructed:
Meaning a marked change in form, nature, or appearance:
Meaning a change or slight difference in condition, amount, or level, typically within certain limits:
Meaning the action of modifying something to suit a particular individual or task:
Meaning the activity or trade of a tailor:
Meaning the process of removing impurities or unwanted elements from a substance:
Meaning remove impurities or unwanted elements from (a substance), typically as part of an industrial process:
Meaning the action of fastening something in place:
Meaning things to be repaired by sewing or darning:
Meaning the action of repairing something:
Meaning the action or process of correcting something:
Meaning put right (an error or fault):
Meaning a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc:
Meaning make minor changes to (a text, piece of legislation, etc.) in order to make it fairer or more accurate, or to reflect changing circumstances:
Meaning put right; correct:
Meaning take apart (a piece of machinery or equipment) in order to examine it and repair it if necessary:
Meaning a thorough examination of machinery or a system, with repairs or changes made if necessary:
Meaning an example of improving or being improved:
Meaning rearrange or tamper with:
Meaning twist or pull (something) sharply:
Meaning twist, move, or fiddle with (something), typically in a purposeless or nervous way:
Translation of adjustment
- Italian: adattamento
- French: ajustement
- Spanish: ajuste
- German: Anpassung
- Portuguese: ajuste
Words that rhyme with adjustment
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