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adjustment
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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.

adjustment
Noun
1. a slight alteration
2. the act of adjusting
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.adjustmentadjustment - 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
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.adjustmentadjustment - the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
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
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
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)

adjustment
Translations
adjustment [əˈdʒʌstmənt] nmodificación f; arreglo; [of prices, wages] → ajuste m
adjustment [əˈdʒʌstmənt] adjust n [of machine] → ajustage m, réglage m [of prices, wages]; rajustement m [of person]; adaptation f
adjustment [əˈdʒʌstmənt] adjust nAnpassung f;
(to machine) → Einstellung f
adjustment [əˈdʒʌstmənt] nadattamento; [of prices, wages] → aggiustamento


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Crow, looking tan and healthy, said that, for her, ``Cancer was a bit of a show stopper, a sort of life chiropractic adjustment,'' and that for now, she has beaten the disease.
Now I am not saying that going to a chiropractor will cure any of these things, but by getting a chiropractic adjustment, you boost your immune system and allow your body to function better, thus allowing your body to take care of unwanted conditions faster.
The court reasoned that Hangarter's handful of attempts to perform chiropractic adjustments were nothing more than "futile attempts" to return to her previous occupation and were insufficient to reverse the jury's determination of total disability.
 
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