adjustment

[ uh-juhst-muhnt ]

/ əˈdʒʌst mənt /

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noun

the act of adjusting; adaptation to a particular condition, position, or purpose.

the state of being adjusted; orderly relation of parts or elements.

a device, as a knob or lever, for adjusting: the adjustments on a television set.

the act of bringing something into conformity with external requirements: the adjustment of one's view of reality.

harmony achieved by modification or change of a position: They worked out an adjustment of their conflicting ideas.

Sociology. a process of modifying, adapting, or altering individual or collective patterns of behavior so as to bring them into conformity with other such patterns, as with those provided by a cultural environment.

Insurance. the act of ascertaining the amount of indemnity that the party insured is entitled to receive under the policy, and of settling the claim.

a settlement of a disputed account or claim.

a change or concession, as in price or other terms, in view of minor defect or the like.

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Origin of adjustment

First recorded in 1635–45; adjust + -ment

OTHER WORDS FROM adjustment

ad·just·ment·al

[uh-juhst-men-tl], /ə dʒʌstˈmɛn tl/, adjectivemis·ad·just·ment, nounnon·ad·just·ment, nouno·ver·ad·just·ment, noun

pre·ad·just·ment, nounun·der·ad·just·ment, noun

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How to use adjustment in a sentence

Many devices I’ve tested—including the LG TV, Vizio TV, Vizio soundbar, and Samsung TV I own—do not allow adjustment in both directions, which makes the feature all but useless against audio delay.
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By replicating the traditional TV experience, the streamers can flatten the adjustment curve for audiences and make it easier for people to find programs to watch and to keep watching.
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Whether a series is scripted or unscripted, producers have to make adjustments in returning to production.
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This error is then fed backwards through the network to guide adjustments in the strength of connections between neurons.
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In the last case, there will be an automatic adjustment to the screens of different devices.
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Think of the embarrassing subway platform or mid-office “adjustment” debacles you could avoid!
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She tugged on the black rope that wrapped around his thighs and torso, her leather gloves creaking with each adjustment.
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The only small adjustment I will be making to my own practice is asking more directly about travel history and sick contacts.
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What the hell would go to all the trouble—if he could make the “adjustment” in a “normal” way.
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But it is ordinary people who are going to be hit hard by this and it is going to be a long and painful process of adjustment.
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Even genius, however, needs direction and adjustment to secure the most perfect and reliable results.
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Such being the adjustment, the philosophy of the inhalation may be easily understood.
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Jessie, who had read the instruction book carefully, knew that this adjustment might be made in several different ways.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
Perfect cleanliness and careful adjustment of each article in the dress are indispensable in a finished toilet.
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It may be that, having made up my mind before leaving England, I accomplished a final wrench and adjustment.
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British Dictionary definitions for adjustment

adjustment

/ (əˈdʒʌstmənt) /

noun

the act of adjusting or state of being adjusted

a control for regulatingthe adjustment for volume is beside the speaker

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