modification
an act or instance of modifying.
the state of being modified; partial alteration.
a modified form; variety.
Biology. a change in a living organism acquired from its own activity or environment and not transmitted to its descendants.
limitation or qualification.
Grammar.
a change in the phonological shape of a morpheme, word, or other form when it functions as an element in a construction, as the change of not to -n't in doesn't.
an adjustment in the form of a word as it passes from one language to another.
Origin of modification
1Other words from modification
- in·ter·mod·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
- o·ver·mod·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
- pre·mod·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
- re·mod·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
Words Nearby modification
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How to use modification in a sentence
His quarterback game score, a modification to baseball statistician Bill James’s formula used for pitchers, was 68.
Doug Williams’s MVP performance still ranks among the greatest in Super Bowl history | Scott Allen | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostTo gauge the performance of those quarterbacks in the season leading up to and including the Super Bowl we turned to Richie Wohlers’s quarterback game score, another modification to a James formula used for pitchers.
Brady vs. Mahomes is one of the greatest Super Bowl QB matchups ever. We ranked all 55. | Scott Allen, Neil Greenberg | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostWe will approve the modification only after we are satisfied that SpaceX has taken the necessary steps to comply with regulatory requirements.
SpaceX violated its launch license during December’s Starship test flight, prompting the FAA to order an investigation | Christian Davenport | February 2, 2021 | Washington PostThey can even make modifications to their logo on BrandCrowd using our logo editor tool.
DesignCrowd raises $10 million AUD to grow its DIY platform, BrandCrowd | Catherine Shu | February 1, 2021 | TechCrunchLike the NFL itself, the Super Bowl party can go on, it just needs to make a few key adjustments and modifications.
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To be clear, these numbers are exactly what each organization reported without manipulation or modification.
Trafficking is complicated and the source material is subject to “modification.”
Heroin: America’s Silent Assassin | Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Robert M. Lober, MD, PhD | February 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is not clear if this could lead to a modification of stated U.S. policy that Iran should not have “one centrifuge turning.”
Or you can think about a pilot mortgage modification program.
But as Vaillant aged with the men, he discovered that even his modified model of maturation needed modification.
What Harvard’s Grant Study Reveals about Happiness and Life | Dan Slater | November 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTmodification in its terms growing in part out of these new conditions will subsequently be required from time to time.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsBut our eloquence accomplished p. 107little—some small modification regarding mixed trains, and that was all.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowHitherto there had been no suggestion of a possible modification of attitude towards his suit.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniA modification of his scheme flashed through his brain, and he decided to adopt it forthwith.
The Red Year | Louis TracyEvery word in a theme should be there for a purpose, expressing some important modification of the thought.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
British Dictionary definitions for modification
/ (ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) /
the act of modifying or the condition of being modified
something modified; the result of a modification
a small change or adjustment
grammar the relation between a modifier and the word or phrase that it modifies
Derived forms of modification
- modificatory or modificative, adjective
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Scientific definitions for modification
[ mŏd′ə-fĭ-kā′shən ]
A change in an organism that results from external influences and cannot be inherited.
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