AlterationWordNet Explorer

the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

the action of changing something

the act of making something less tight

the act of making something tighter

(physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye

(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)

the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency

the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)