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Noun adjustment has 5 senses

adjustment, accommodation, fitting - making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
--₁ is a kind of improvement, betterment, advance
--₁ has particulars: shakedown
Derived form: verb adjust₃
alteration, modification, adjustment - the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
--₂ is a kind of change
--₂ has particulars:
loosening, laxation; tightening; accommodation; adaptation; tune

Derived form: verb adjust₄
adjustment, registration, readjustment - the act of adjusting something to match a standard
--₃ is a kind of calibration, standardization, standardisation
--₃ has particulars:
alignment; collimation; temperament; tune-up; synchronization, synchronisation, synchronizing, synchronising; voicing

Derived form: verb adjust₁
adaptation, adjustment - the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
--₄ is a kind of organic process, biological process
--₄ has particulars:
acclimatization, acclimatisation, acclimation; dedifferentiation; domestication; specialization, specialisation, differentiation

Derived form: verb adjust₃
allowance, adjustment - an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit"
--₅ is a kind of recompense
--₅ has particulars:
cost-of-living allowance; depreciation allowance; deduction, discount; seasonal adjustment

Derived form: verb adjust₅