adjustment

Noun
  1. Making or becoming suitable;
    Adjusting to circumstances (synset 107384204)
    is a type of: advance, betterment, improvement - a change for the better; progress in development
    subtypes:
    • readjustment - the act of adjusting again (to changed circumstances)
    • domestication - accommodation to domestic life
    • habituation - a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions
    • shakedown - initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state
    same as: accommodation, fitting
  2. The act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) (synset 100200556)
    is a type of: change - the action of changing something
    subtypes:
    • laxation, loosening - the act of making something less tight
    • tightening - the act of making something tighter
    • 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
    same as: alteration, modification
  3. The act of adjusting something to match a standard (synset 101001729)
    is a type of: calibration, standardisation, standardization - the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument
    subtypes:
    • 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
    • synchronisation, synchronising, synchronization, synchronizing - an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison
    • voicing - the act of adjusting an organ pipe (or wind instrument) so that it conforms to the standards of tone and pitch and color
    same as: readjustment, registration
  4. The process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) (synset 113448251)
    is a type of: biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
    subtypes:
    same as: adaptation, adaption
  5. An amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances (synset 113295115)
    "an allowance for profit"
    is a type of: recompense - payment or reward (as for service rendered)
    subtypes:
    • cost-of-living allowance - an allowance for changes in the consumer price index
    • depreciation allowance - an allowance for loss due to depreciation
    • deduction, discount - an amount or percentage deducted
    • seasonal adjustment - a statistical adjustment made to accommodate predictable fluctuations as a function of the season of the year
    • tare - an adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of the goods
    same as: allowance

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