Modification
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
(2) Slightly modified copy; not an exact copy
"A modification of last year's model"
(3) An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
"The change was intended to increase sales"
"This storm is certainly a change for the worse"
"The neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"
(4) The grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
WiktionaryText
Etymology
< < < ; see modify.
Noun
- the act or result of modifying or the condition of being modified
- an alteration or adjustment to something
- Jim's modification to the radio's tuning resulted in clearer sound.
- a change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring
- Due to his sunbathing, Jim's body experienced modifications: he got a tan.
- a change to a word when it is borrowed by another language
- The Chinese word "kòu tóu" had a modification made to become the English "kowtow".
- the change undergone by a word when used in a construction (for instance am => 'm in I'm)