1. Making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
   "The new employee required some time for adjustment to the company culture";
   - accommodation, fitting
    
2. The act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
   "The adjustment of the chair's height made it more comfortable";
   - alteration, modification
    
3. The act of adjusting something to match a standard
   "The mechanic made a minor adjustment to improve the car's fuel efficiency";
   - registration, readjustment
    
4. The process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
   "The fish showed remarkable adjustment to the change in water temperature";
   - adaptation, adaption
    
5. An amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
   "an adjustment for profit";
   - allowance

Derived forms: adjustments

Type of: advance, betterment, biological process, calibration, change, improvement, organic process, recompense, standardisation [Brit], standardization

Encyclopedia: Adjustment