Noun
adjustment -
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
accommodation ,
fitting
betterment ,
improvement ,
advance an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility
readjustment the act of adjusting again (to changed circumstances)
domestication accommodation to domestic life; "her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication"
habituation a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions
adjustment -
the act of adjusting something to match a standard
registration ,
readjustment
calibration ,
standardisation ,
standardization the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calibration"
alignment the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other
collimation the accurate adjustment of the line of sight of a telescope
temperament an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys
tune-up adjustments made to an engine to improve its performance
synchronising ,
synchronisation ,
synchronization ,
synchronizing coordinating by causing to indicate the same time; "the synchronization of their watches was an important preliminary"
adjustment -
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
alteration ,
modification
change the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy" ; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
laxation ,
loosening the act of making something less tight
tightening the act of making something tighter; "the tightening of economic controls"
accommodation (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye
adaptation (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
tune the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency
adjustment -
the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
adaptation ,
adaption
biological process ,
organic process a process occurring in living organisms
acclimation ,
acclimatisation ,
acclimatization adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)
dedifferentiation the loss of specialization in form or function
domestication accommodation to domestic life; "her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication"
adjustment -
an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit"
allowance
recompense the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
cost-of-living allowance an allowance for changes in the consumer price index
depreciation allowance an allowance for loss due to depreciation
discount ,
deduction the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
seasonal adjustment a statistical adjustment made to accommodate predictable fluctuations as a function of the season of the year; "seasonal adjustments for housing starts must be made in mid-winter"
