26984 words

modification

4 definitions • 6 examples
1
a change to something, usually to improve it:

Examples:

Modification of the engine to run on lead-free fuel is fairly simple.
A couple of modifications and the speech will be perfect.
2
the fact of a word acting as a modifier of another
3
something that is changed slightly, esp. to improve it or make it more acceptable or less extreme:

Examples:

[ U ] behavior modification
[ C ] Several modifications have been made in the proposals.
4
a change to something, usually to improve it:

Examples:

Modification of the firmware to run more programs is fairly simple.
slight/minor modification The press release is ready apart from a couple of slight modifications.

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