Definition of
modification has definitions from the field of grammar
1
[ noun ] the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

Synonyms

adjustment alteration

Used in print

(M. Yokoyama et al., "Chemical and serological...)

Modifications of the last technique have been applied by several groups of investigators .

Related terms

change qualification tightening loosening adaptation accommodation tune adjust alter

2
[ noun ] slightly modified copy; not an exact copy

Examples

: "a modification of last year's model"

Used in print

(Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)

The instrument used for this work was a slight modification of that previously described .

Related terms

copy modify

3
[ noun ] (grammar) the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

Synonyms

limiting qualifying

Related terms

grammatical_relation restrictiveness apposition modify

4
[ noun ] an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

Synonyms

change alteration

Examples

: "the change was intended to increase sales" "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"

Related terms

happening death development variation increase damage revolution decrease surprise transformation separation birth transition easing mutation destabilization avulsion loss_of_consciousness deformation conversion transmutation mutation vagary twinkle sublimation sex_change shimmer change change modify

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Rhymes with

clarification rectification unification gratification quantification reclassification gasification vilification intensification qualification suffocation reunification personification saponification fortification purification verification edification deification magnification classification ossification notification falsification amplification identification certification codification ratification justification pacification nullification diversification acidification ramification disqualification sanctification prognostication dedication vindication revocation affrication authentication provocation indication explication convocation adjudication prefabrication complication duplication reallocation communication application rededication multiplication allocation replication desiccation domestication avocation intoxication sophistication invocation misapplication education equivocation excommunication eradication medication implication mummification gentrification glorification indemnification defamation subluxation specification confiscation profanation consecration simplification desecration detoxification electrification obfuscation interrogation polarization modernization mobilization organization popularization revitalization marginalization vaporization realization legalization optimization victimization abrogation accusation allegation sterilization naturalization alphabetization reorganization investigation hybridization authorization mechanization fumigation americanization nationalization communization christianization stabilization hospitalization decriminalization specialization criminalization pasteurization delegation dehumanization utilization obligation negation irrigation neutralization demobilization conjugation visualization desalinization ionization demonization urbanization litigation immunization localization desegregation democratization disorganization segregation congregation unionization propagation dramatization navigation magnetization destabilization lactation relaxation demarcation disembarkation taxation embarkation bifurcation pollination modulation insulation gastrulation tribulation ordination insubordination summation vegetation population revelation motivation machination inclination fascination violation recitation installation graduation intonation lubrication intimation predestination manipulation mutilation subordination reclamation origination imputation germination extermination nomination invalidation premeditation oxidation habitation reputation strangulation hallucination stipulation meditation granulation stimulation validation

Phonetic and Homophones

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