alteration 2
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
Hypernym
change 3
noun
the action of changing something
EnglishDerivationally related form
Hyponym
loosening 2
noun
the act of making something less tight
tightening 1
noun
the act of making something tighter
accommodation 6
noun
(physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye
adaptation 3
noun
(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
tune 3
noun
the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency
