adjustment

ad·just·ment  (-jstmnt)

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	adjustment - making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances accommodation, fitting 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 betterment, improvement, advance - a change for the better; progress in development 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) modification, alteration laxation, loosening - the act of making something less tight 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 readjustment, registration 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) adaption, adaptation 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" allowance 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; "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.

Translations

adjustment [əˈdʒʌstmənt] N

1. (= 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

4. (= adaptation) [of person] → adaptación f
social adjustment → adaptación f social

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

6. (Insurance) [of claim] → liquidación f, tasación f

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adjustment [əˈdʒʌstmənt] n

(to machine, equipment, strap, seat) → réglage m
to make an adjustment to sth → régler qch

(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.

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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

(= settlement) → Beilegung f, → Schlichtung f; (Insur) → Regulierung f

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adjustment [əˈdʒʌstmənt] n (of instrument) → regolazione f; (of wages, prices) → modifica, aggiustamento; (of person) → adattamento
to make an adjustment to one's plans → modificare i propri piani

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