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ADJUSTMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
Synonyms:
adjustment; alteration; modification
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("adjustment" is a kind of...):
change (the action of changing something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "adjustment"):
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)
Derivation:
adjust (make correspondent or conformable)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of adjusting something to match a standard
Synonyms:
adjustment; readjustment; registration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("adjustment" is a kind of...):
calibration; standardisation; standardization (the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "adjustment"):
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)
Derivation:
adjust (alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
Synonyms:
accommodation; adjustment; fitting
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("adjustment" is a kind of...):
advance; betterment; improvement (a change for the better; progress in development)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "adjustment"):
shakedown (initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state)
habituation (a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions)
domestication (accommodation to domestic life)
readjustment (the act of adjusting again (to changed circumstances))
Derivation:
adjust (adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions)
Sense 4
Meaning:
An amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
Example:
an allowance for profit
Synonyms:
adjustment; allowance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("adjustment" is a kind of...):
recompense (payment or reward (as for service rendered))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "adjustment"):
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)
Derivation:
adjust (decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim)
Sense 5
Meaning:
The process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
Synonyms:
adaptation; adaption; adjustment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("adjustment" is a kind of...):
biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "adjustment"):
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 (adaptation to intimate association with human beings)
differentiation; specialisation; specialization ((biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function)
Derivation:
adjust (adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions)
Context examples:
The study is the first to examine the influence of both mothers’ and fathers’ wellbeing before and after birth on children’s adjustment at 14 and 24 months of age.
(Prenatal parental stress linked to behaviour problems in toddlers, University of Cambridge)
These alterations in behavior could be predicted by a simple computational adjustment to the threshold model.
(Researchers discover neural code that predicts behavior, National Institutes of Health)
Chiropractors perform adjustments (manipulations) to the spine or other parts of the body.
(Chiropractic, NIH: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
Change, alteration, or adjustment of a dose specified in a treatment plan or/and administered to a patient.
(Dose Modification, NCI Thesaurus)
This means you will need to make adjustments to rapidly changing circumstances, but after they are over, in hindsight, it seems you will like the changes that are due.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Every part, brain and body, nerve tissue and fibre, was keyed to the most exquisite pitch; and between all the parts there was a perfect equilibrium or adjustment.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
Be sure to let your dentist handle these adjustments.
(Dentures, NIH: National Institute on Aging)
Life flowed past him, deep and wide and varied, continually impinging upon his senses, demanding of him instant and endless adjustments and correspondences, and compelling him, almost always, to suppress his natural impulses.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
An adjustment in a value based on scientific observations within the data.
(Importance Weight, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
The academic and clinical training include, but are not limited to, the use of current diagnostic and therapeutic procedures that specifically involve the adjustment and manipulation of the articulations and adjacent tissues of the human body, particularly of the spinal column.
(Doctor of Chiropractic, NCI Thesaurus)
