modification
Other forms: modifications
A modification is a change or alteration, usually to make something work better.
If you want to change something — in other words, modify it — you need to make a modification. Lots of things require modification, because they get older or just because they can be improved. A car needs modification — in the form of snow tires — to be ready for the winter. Computer programs need modification all the time, because of new products or viruses. When you think of the word modification, think "change."
Definitions of modification
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the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)synonyms: adjustment, alterationtypes:tighteningthe act of making something tighteraccommodation(physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eyeadaptation(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 frequencydark adaptationthe process of adjusting the eyes to low levels of illumination; cones adapt first; rods continue to adapt for up to four hourslight adaptationthe process of adjusting the eyes to relatively high levels of illumination; the pupil constricts and the cones system is operativetake-upthe action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling intype of:changethe action of changing something
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an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another“the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago”synonyms: alteration, changetypes:accelerationan increase in rate of changeavulsionan 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 anotherbreakan abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)mutationa change or alteration in form or qualitiessublimation(psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptablesurprisea sudden unexpected eventvagaryan unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.)conversiona change of religiondestabilisation, destabilizationan event that causes a loss of equilibrium (as of a ship or aircraft)increasea change resulting in an increasedeformationalteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to ittransitiona change from one place or state or subject or stage to anothertransmutation(physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment)developmenta recent event that has some relevance for the present situationrevolutiona drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behavingchromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organismsex changea change in a person's physical sexual characteristics (as by surgery and hormone treatments)loss of consciousnessthe occurrence of a loss of the ability to perceive and respondprecipitationan unexpected acceleration or hasteningcoup de theatrea dramatic surpriseeye openersomething surprising and revealingperipeteia, peripetia, peripetya sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work)stunneran unexpected and amazing eventdisembarrassmentsomething that extricates you from embarrassmentbreach, break, falling out, rift, rupture, severancea personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)deliverythe event of giving birthlive birththe birth of a living fetus (regardless of the length of gestation)posthumous birthbirth of a child by Caesarean section after the death of the motherposthumous birthbirth of a child after the father has diedmartyrdomdeath that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or causemegadeaththe death of a million peoplewrongful deatha death that results from a wrongful act or from negligence; a death that can serve as the basis for a civil action for damages on behalf of the dead person's family or heirsvicissitudea variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of somethingallomerism(chemistry) variability in chemical composition without variation in crystalline formcasualtya decrease of military personnel or equipmentsinkinga slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength)attritiona wearing down to weaken or destroybreath of fresh aira welcome reliefground swellan obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expressionpopulation shifta change in the relative numbers of the different groups of individuals making up a populationpyrolysistransformation of a substance produced by the action of heatsea changea profound transformationsublimation(chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquidtin disease, tin pest, tin plaguethe transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey tin at very cold temperaturesbreakthe occurrence of breakingaugmentationthe amount by which something increasesconcentrationan increase in densityexplosiona sudden great increasewaxinga gradual increase in magnitude or extentwaninga gradual decrease in magnitude or extentphenomenona remarkable person, thing, or developmentCultural Revolution, Great Proletarian Cultural Revolutiona radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard; intended to eliminate counterrevolutionary elements in the government it resulted in purges of the intellectuals and socioeconomic chaosgreen revolutionthe introduction of pesticides and high-yield grains and better management during the 1960s and 1970s which greatly increased agricultural productivitydeletion(genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosomeinversion(genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversedtransposition(genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosomegene mutation, point mutation(genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a genereversion(genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)saltation(genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or speciesstrengtheningbecoming strongerweakeningbecoming weakerpermutation, replacement, substitution, switch, transpositionan event in which one thing is substituted for anotherbusiness cycle, trade cyclerecurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of recession and recovery and growth and declinedaily variationfluctuations that occur between one day and the nextdiurnal variationfluctuations that occur during each daytidesomething that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea)deliquium, faint, swoon, syncopea spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brainshear(physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselvesstrain(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forcestype of:
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slightly modified copy; not an exact copy“a modification of last year's model”type of:copya thing made to be similar or identical to another thing
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the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrasesynonyms: limiting, qualifyingtypes:restrictivenessa grammatical qualification that makes the meaning more specific (`red hat' has a more specific meaning than `hat')appositiona grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that followstype of:grammatical relationa linguistic relation established by grammar
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