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ad·just·ment
(ə-jŭst′mənt)n.
1. The act of adjusting or the state of being adjusted.
2. A means of adjusting.
3. Settlement of a debt or claim.
4. A modification, fluctuation, or correction: made an adjustment on the telephone bill; an adjustment in the consumer price index.
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adjustment
(əˈdʒʌstmənt)n
1. the act of adjusting or state of being adjusted
2. a control for regulating: the adjustment for volume is beside the speaker.
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ad•just•ment
(əˈdʒʌst mənt)n.
1. the act of adjusting; adaptation to a particular condition, position, or purpose.
2. the state of being adjusted; orderly relation of parts or elements.
3. a device, as a knob or lever on a machine, for adjusting.
4. therapeutic manipulation of the vertebrae or joints to bring them into alignment.
5. a modification of behavior and attitudes so as to achieve a balance between personal needs and interpersonal or societal demands.
6. the settling of an insurance claim after determining the amount of indemnity an insured is entitled to receive.
7. a change or concession, as in price or terms, in view of a minor defect or as a settlement.
[1635–45]
ad•just•ment′al (-ˈmɛn tl) adj.
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Noun | 1. | adjustment - making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances 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 shakedown - initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state; "the new industry's economic shakedown" |
2. | adjustment - the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) tightening - the act of making something tighter; "the tightening of economic controls" change - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" 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 | |
3. | adjustment - the act of adjusting something to match a standard 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, synchronization, synchronizing, synchronisation - 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 | |
4. | adjustment - the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) 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 biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms specialisation, specialization, differentiation - (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo" | |
5. | adjustment - an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit" cost-of-living allowance - an allowance for changes in the consumer price index depreciation allowance - an allowance for loss due to depreciation 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" tare - an adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of the goods recompense - payment or reward (as for service rendered) |
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adjustment
noun
1. alteration, setting, change, ordering, fixing, arrangement, tuning, repair, conversion, modifying, adaptation, modification, remodelling, redress, refinement, rectification A technician made an adjustment to a smoke machine at the back.
2. acclimatization, settling in, orientation, familiarization, change, regulation, settlement, amendment, reconciliation, adaptation, accustoming, revision, modification, naturalization, acculturation, harmonization, habituation, acclimation, inurement He will need a period of adjustment.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
adjustment
nounThe act of making suitable to an end or the condition of being made suitable to an end:
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Translations
ضَبْطضَبْط ، تَعْدِيل
úpravapřizpůsobení
justeringtilpasningregulering
säätö
prilagodba
beállításbeigazításigazítás
stilling
調整
조정
prilagajanjeprilagoditev
justering
การปรับเปลี่ยน
sự điều chỉnh
adjustment
[əˈdʒʌstmənt] N1. (= regulation) [of temperature, height, knob, dial] → regulación f; [of machine, engine, brakes] → ajuste m
2. (= rearrangement) [of clothing] → arreglo m
3. (= alteration) → modificación f, cambio m
we can always make an adjustment → siempre podemos cambiarlo
to make an adjustment to one's plans → modificar sus planes
we can always make an adjustment → siempre podemos cambiarlo
to make an adjustment to one's plans → modificar sus planes
5. (Econ) → ajuste m, reajuste m
adjustment of prices → ajuste m de precios
adjustment of wages → reajuste m salarial
after adjustment for inflation → después de los ajustes or reajustes debidos a la inflación
adjustment of prices → ajuste m de precios
adjustment of wages → reajuste m salarial
after adjustment for inflation → después de los ajustes or reajustes debidos a la inflación
6. (Insurance) [of claim] → liquidación f, tasación f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
adjustment
[əˈdʒʌstmənt] n (to prices, wages) → rajustement m
[person] (mental, physical) → adaptation f
to make adjustments (in one's lifestyle, to one's attitude) → s'adapter
He will have to make some adjustments to his thinking → Il va devoir adapter sa façon de penser.
to make adjustments (in one's lifestyle, to one's attitude) → s'adapter
He will have to make some adjustments to his thinking → Il va devoir adapter sa façon de penser.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
adjustment
n
(= setting, of machine, engine, carburettor, brakes, height, speed, flow etc) → Einstellung f; (of knob, lever) → (richtige) Stellung; (= alteration, of height, speed) → Verstellung f; (of length of clothes) → Änderung f; (= correction, readjustment) → Nachstellung f; (of height, speed, flow) → Regulierung f; (of formula, plan, production, exchange rate, terms) → (entsprechende) Änderung; (of hat, tie) → Zurechtrücken nt; if you could make a slight adjustment to my salary (hum inf) → wenn Sie eine leichte Korrektur meines Gehalts vornehmen könnten (hum); a certain adjustment of our traditional outlook → eine gewisse Änderung unserer traditionellen Haltung; to make adjustments → Änderungen vornehmen; to make adjustments to the manuscript/play → Änderungen am Manuskript/Stück vornehmen; to make adjustments to one’s plans → seine Pläne ändern; brakes require regular adjustment → Bremsen müssen regelmäßig nachgestellt werden
(socially etc) → Anpassung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
adjustment
[əˈdʒʌstmənt] n (of instrument) → regolazione f; (of wages, prices) → modifica, aggiustamento; (of person) → adattamentoto make an adjustment to one's plans → modificare i propri piani
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
adjust
(əˈdʒast) verb1. (often with to) to change so as to make or be better suited. He soon adjusted to his new way of life.
2. to change (the position of, setting of). Adjust the setting of the alarm clock.
aˈdjustable adjective able to be adjusted. This car has adjustable seats.
aˈdjustment nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
adjustment
→ ضَبْط úprava justering Anpassung προσαρμογή ajuste säätö ajustement prilagodba regolazione 調整 조정 aanpassing justering skorygowanie ajuste регулирование justering การปรับเปลี่ยน ayarlama sự điều chỉnh 调节Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
ad·just·ment
n. ajuste, adaptación;
occlusal ___ → ___ de oclusión, ___ oclusal;
___ disorder → trastorno de desajuste social.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
adjustment
n (chiropractic, etc.) ajuste mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.