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Engelsk navneord: adjustment

1. adjustment (om begivenhed) making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)accommodation, fitting


Mindre specifikke termeradvance, betterment, improvement


Mere specifikke termerdomestication, habituation, readjustment, shakedown

2. adjustment (om handling) the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)alteration, modification


Mindre specifikke termerchange


Mere specifikke termeraccommodation, adaptation, laxation, loosening, tightening, tune

3. adjustment (om handling) the act of adjusting something to match a standard


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)readjustment, registration


Mindre specifikke termercalibration, standardisation, standardization


Mere specifikke termeralignment, collimation, synchronisation, synchronising, synchronization, synchronizing, temperament, tune-up, voicing

4. adjustment (om proces) the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)adaptation, adaption


Mindre specifikke termerbiological process, organic process


Mere specifikke termeracclimation, acclimatisation, acclimatization, dedifferentiation, differentiation, domestication, specialisation, specialization

5. adjustment (om forhold) an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningAn allowance for profit.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)allowance


Mindre specifikke termerrecompense


Mere specifikke termercost-of-living allowance, deduction, depreciation allowance, discount, seasonal adjustment, tare









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