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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
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noun
A second or subsequent adjustment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of adjusting again (to changed circumstances)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: adjustment, accommodation, fitting
noun
the act of adjusting something to match a standard
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: adjustment, registration
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: calibration, standardization, standardisation
Narrower terms: alignment, collimation, temperament, tune-up, synchronization, synchronisation, synchronizing, synchronising, voicing
History
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- French ajustementbor. English adjustment English readjustment From re- + adjustment.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
