alteration

al·ter·a·tion  (ôlt-rshn)

n.

1. The act or procedure of altering.

2. The condition resulting from altering; modification.

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alteration

Noun

a change or modification

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	alteration - 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, modification acceleration - an increase in rate of change; "modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change" deceleration, retardation, slowing - a decrease in rate of change; "the deceleration of the arms race" happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens avulsion - an abrupt change in the course of a stream that forms the boundary between two parcels of land resulting in the loss of part of the land of one landowner and a consequent increase in the land of another break - an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion); "then there was a break in her voice" 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 - a sudden unexpected event nascence, nascency, nativity, birth - the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child" breakup, separation, detachment - coming apart 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" variation, fluctuation - an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change conversion - a change of religion; "his conversion to the Catholic faith" death, decease, expiry - the event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren" decrease, lessening, drop-off - a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales" destabilization - an event that causes a loss of equilibrium (as of a ship or aircraft) increase - a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month" easing, moderation, relief - a change for the better deformation - alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it transition - a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another transformation, transmutation, shift - a qualitative change 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 - (physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment); "the transmutation of base metals into gold proved to be impossible" damage, impairment, harm - the occurrence of a change for the worse development - a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!" revolution - a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving; "the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution" chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation - (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism sex change - a change in a person's physical sexual characteristics (as by surgery and hormone treatments) loss of consciousness - the occurrence of a loss of the ability to perceive and respond
	2.	alteration - the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) modification, adjustment 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.	alteration - the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion" revision distraction, misdirection - the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something; "conjurers are experts at misdirection" modulation - the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect) qualification - the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea; "his new position involves a qualification of his party's platform" reorganization - an extensive alteration of the structure of a corporation or government; "after the takeover there was a thorough reorganization"; "the reorganization was prescribed by federal bankruptcy laws" translation, transformation - the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; "a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface" metamorphosis, transfiguration - a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances; "the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting"

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alteration

noun 1. change, adjustment, shift, amendment, conversion, modification

noun 2. adjustment, change, amendment, variation, conversion, transformation, adaptation, difference, revision, modification, remodelling, reformation, diversification, metamorphosis, variance, reshaping, transmutation

Translations

alteration [ɔltəˈreɪʃən] n → cambio, modificación f;

alterations npl (ARCH) → reformas fpl;

(SEWING) → arreglos mpl;

timetable subject to alteration → el horario puede cambiar

alteration [ɔltəˈreɪʃən] alter n → changement m, modification f;

alterations npl (Sewing) → retouches fpl;

(Archit) → modifications fpl;

timetable subject to alteration → horaires sujets à modifications

alteration [ɔltəˈreɪʃən] alter n → Änderung f;

(to clothes) → Umänderung f;

(to building) → Umbau m;

alterations alter npl (Sewing) → Änderungen pl;

(Archit) → Umbau m

alteration [ɔltəˈreɪʃən] n → modificazione f; alterazione f;

alterations (SEWING, ARCHIT) → modifiche fpl;

timetable subject to alteration → orario soggetto a variazioni