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Definisjon av modification

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WordNet WordNet by Princeton University

Noun
modification - the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
qualifying, limiting
grammatical relation a linguistic relation established by grammar
restrictiveness a grammatical qualification that makes the meaning more specific (`red hat' has a more specific meaning than `hat')
modification - slightly modified copy; not an exact copy; "a modification of last year's model"
copy a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor"
modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"
change, alteration
happening, natural event, occurrent, occurrence an event that happens
acceleration the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
slowing, deceleration, retardation the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed; "he initiated deceleration by braking"
avulsion a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another
break an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"
mutation a change or alteration in form or qualities
sublimation (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable
surprise the act of surprising someone
nascence, nascency, nativity, birth the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child"
breakup, detachment, separation the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
vagary an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.); "the vagaries of the weather"; "his wealth fluctuates with the vagaries of the stock market"; "he has dealt with human vagaries for many years"
fluctuation, variation the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes; "he kept a record of price fluctuations"
conversion a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life
decease, expiry, death the act of killing; "he had two deaths on his conscience"
lessening, drop-off, decrease the act of decreasing or reducing something
destabilization the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy)
increase the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"
easing, moderation, relief the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"
deformation alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
transition a passage that connects a topic to one that follows
transmutation, transformation, shift an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
sparkling, twinkle, scintillation a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
shimmer, play a weak and tremulous light; "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"; "the play of light on the water"
transmutation an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
harm, damage, impairment the act of damaging something or someone
development act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development"
revolution the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation a change or alteration in form or qualities
sex change a change in a person's physical sexual characteristics (as by surgery and hormone treatments)
modification - the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
alteration, adjustment
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
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Substantiv
modification - The act or result of modifying or the condition of being modified.
modification - An alteration or adjustment to something.
modification - A change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring.
modification - A change to a word when it is borrowed by another language.
modification - The change undergone by a word when used in a construction.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • modification
    The process of becoming different.
  • modification
    The act of making something different.
  • modification
    The result of modifying.

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