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adjustment : pagpasibo (n.)

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adjustment
n. (event)1. accommodation, adjustment, fittingmaking or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances.
~ readjustmentthe act of adjusting again (to changed circumstances).
~ domesticationaccommodation to domestic life.; "her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication"
~ habituationa general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions.
~ betterment, improvement, advancea change for the better; progress in development.
~ shakedowninitial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state.; "the new industry's economic shakedown"
n. (act)2. adjustment, alteration, modificationthe act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment).
~ laxation, looseningthe act of making something less tight.
~ tighteningthe act of making something tighter.; "the tightening of economic controls"
~ changethe 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).
~ tunethe adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency.
n. (act)3. adjustment, readjustment, registrationthe act of adjusting something to match a standard.
~ calibration, standardisation, standardizationthe act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument.; "the thermometer needed calibration"
~ alignmentthe act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other.
~ collimationthe accurate adjustment of the line of sight of a telescope.
~ temperamentan adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys.
~ tune-upadjustments made to an engine to improve its performance.
~ synchronising, synchronisation, synchronization, synchronizingan adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison.
~ voicingthe act of adjusting an organ pipe (or wind instrument) so that it conforms to the standards of tone and pitch and color.
n. (process)4. adaptation, adaption, adjustmentthe process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions).
~ acclimation, acclimatisation, acclimatizationadaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment).
~ dedifferentiationthe loss of specialization in form or function.
~ domesticationadaptation to intimate association with human beings.
~ biological process, organic processa process occurring in living organisms.
~ specialisation, differentiation, specialization(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function.; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo"
n. (possession)5. adjustment, allowancean amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances.; "an allowance for profit"
~ cost-of-living allowancean allowance for changes in the consumer price index.
~ depreciation allowancean allowance for loss due to depreciation.
~ deduction, discountan amount or percentage deducted.
~ seasonal adjustmenta 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"
~ tarean adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of the goods.
~ recompensepayment or reward (as for service rendered).