mod·i·fi·ca·tion (m d  -f -k  shn)n. 1. The act of modifying or the condition of being modified. 2. A result of modifying. 3. A small alteration, adjustment, or limitation. 4. Biology Any of the changes in an organism caused by environment or activity and not genetically transmissable to offspring. 5. Linguistics a. A change undergone by a word that is borrowed from another language. b. A phonological change undergone by a word or morpheme when it is used in a construction, as the change of will to 'll in they'll. mod i·fi·cator n.mod i·fi·cato·ry (-kt-r ), modi·fi·cative (-ktv) adj. |
modification [ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən]
n
1. the act of modifying or the condition of being modified
2. something modified; the result of a modification
3. a small change or adjustment
4. (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar the relation between a modifier and the word or phrase that it modifies
modificatory , modificative adj
| modification (md-f-kshn) A change in an organism that results from external influences and cannot be inherited. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  modification - 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 |
| 2. | modification - slightly modified copy; not an exact copy; "a modification of last year's model" copy - a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor" | |
| 3. | modification - the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase grammatical relation - a linguistic relation established by grammar restrictiveness - a grammatical qualification that makes the meaning more specific (`red hat' has a more specific meaning than `hat') apposition - a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows; "`Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition" | |
| 4. |  modification - 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"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" 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" 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" 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 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" 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 |
modification
noun change, restriction, variation, qualification, adjustment, revision, alteration, mutation, reformation, refinement, makeover, modulation Relatively minor modifications were required.
Translations
modification [ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] n → modification f
to make modifications to sth → apporter des modifications à qch
to make modifications to sth → apporter des modifications à qch
modification
n → (Ver)änderung f; (of design) → Abänderung f; (of terms, contract, wording) → Modifizierung f, → Modifikation f; to make modifications to something → (Ver)änderungen an etw (dat) → vornehmen; → etw abändern; → etw modifizieren; the suggested modifications to his design → die Änderungsvorschläge pl → zu seinem Entwurf
modification [ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n modification (to, in) → modifica (a)
to make modifications → fare or apportare delle modifiche
modification [ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n modification (to, in) → modifica (a)
to make modifications → fare or apportare delle modifiche
to make modifications → fare or apportare delle modifiche
modification [ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n modification (to, in) → modifica (a)
to make modifications → fare or apportare delle modifiche
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