Hypertext Webster Gateway: "adjustment"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Adjustment \Ad*just"ment\ (-ment), n. [Cf. F. ajustement. See
{Adjust}.]
1. The act of adjusting, or condition of being adjusted; act
of bringing into proper relations; regulation.
Success depends on the nicest and minutest
adjustment of the parts concerned. --Paley.
2. (Law) Settlement of claims; an equitable arrangement of
conflicting claims, as in set-off, contribution,
exoneration, subrogation, and marshaling. --Bispham.
3. The operation of bringing all the parts of an instrument,
as a microscope or telescope, into their proper relative
position for use; the condition of being thus adjusted;
as, to get a good adjustment; to be in or out of
adjustment.
Syn: Suiting; fitting; arrangement; regulation; settlement;
adaptation; disposition.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
adjustment
n 1: making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
[syn: {accommodation}, {fitting}]
2: the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a
garment) [syn: {alteration}, {modification}]
3: the act of adjusting something to match a standard [syn: {registration},
{readjustment}]
4: the process of adapting to something (such as environmental
conditions) [syn: {adaptation}]
5: an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying
circumstances; "an allowance for profit" [syn: {allowance}]
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