Adjustment Definition

ə-jŭstmənt
adjustments
noun
adjustments
The act of adjusting or the state of being adjusted.
American Heritage
An adjusting or being adjusted.
Webster's New World
A means of adjusting.
American Heritage
A means or device by which parts are adjusted to one another.
The adjustment on a micrometer.
Webster's New World
Settlement of a debt or claim.
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Other Word Forms of Adjustment

Noun

Singular:
adjustment
Plural:
adjustments

Origin of Adjustment

  • adjust +‎ -ment (But see also French ajustement).

    From Wiktionary

Adjustment Sentence Examples

  • But the eye is tolerant of small changes in the focal adjustment which sensibly affect the scale-value.

  • She'd forgotten how hard the adjustment had been from immortal to mortal world.

  • The outer pair receive the strain of the rotator, and the inner are for adjustment and to prevent lateral movement.

  • The proper adjustment of the reins is the next thing to be attended to, and as the management of these depends so much upon the seat being firm and independent of the bridle the acquisition of a firm seat is certainly half-way towards the acquirement of good hands.

  • The adjustment of the air currents in the different splits is affected by regulators which are placed in the return air-ways, and act as throttle valves to determine the volume of air in each case.

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