adjustment : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: adjustment	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adjustment n making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances Synonym(s): adjustment, accommodation, fitting the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) Synonym(s): alteration, modification, adjustment the act of adjusting something to match a standard Synonym(s): adjustment, registration, readjustment the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) Synonym(s): adaptation, adaption, adjustment an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit" Synonym(s): allowance, adjustment
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adjustment \Adjust"ment\ (-m[eit]nt), n. [Cf. F. ajustement. See {Adjust}.] 1. The act of adjusting, or condition of being adjusted; act of bringing into proper relations; regulation. Success depends on the nicest and minutest adjustment* of the parts concerned. --Paley. 2. (Law) Settlement of claims; an equitable arrangement of conflicting claims, as in set-off, contribution, exoneration, subrogation, and marshaling. --Bispham. 3. The operation of bringing all the parts of an instrument, as a microscope or telescope, into their proper relative position for use; the condition of being thus adjusted; as, to get a good adjustment; to be in or out of adjustment. Syn: Suiting; fitting; arrangement; regulation; settlement; adaptation; disposition.