What does alteration mean?
Definitions for alteration
ˌɔl təˈreɪ ʃənal·ter·ation
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Princeton's WordNet
change, alteration, modificationnoun
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
"the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"
alteration, modification, adjustmentnoun
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
revision, alterationnoun
the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)
"it would require a drastic revision of his opinion"
Wiktionary
alterationnoun
The act of altering or making different.
alterationnoun
The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; changed condition.
Etymology: From alteracion (French altération), from alteratio.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Alterationnoun
Etymology: from alter; alteration, Fr.
Alteration, though it be from worse to better, hath in it inconveniencies, and those weighty. Richard Hooker.
Why may we not presume, that God doth even call for such change or alteration, as the very condition of things themselves doth make necessary. Richard Hooker, b. ii. § 10.
So he, with difficulty and labour hard,
Mov’d on:
But he once past, soon after, when man fell,
Strange alteration! Sin, and death, amain
Following his track (such was the will of heav’n!)
Pav’d after him a broad and beaten way. Parad. Lost, b. ii.No other alteration will satisfy; nor this neither, very long, without an utter abolition of all order. South.
Appius Claudius admitted to the senate the sons of those who had been slaves; by which, and succeeding alterations, that council degenerated into a most corrupt body. Jonathan Swift.
Wikipedia
Alteration
In music, alteration is the use of a neighboring pitch in the chromatic scale in place of its diatonic neighbor.
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alteration
Alteration refers to the act or process of modifying, adjusting, or changing something, often to improve it or repair it. This change can result in a significant variation in form, appearance, condition, function, or nature from the original state.
Webster Dictionary
Alterationnoun
the act of altering or making different
Alterationnoun
the state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; changed condition
Etymology: [Cf. F. altration.]
Editors Contribution
alteration
The act and process of to alter.
The alteration to the wedding dress took an efficient amount of time.
Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020
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Rank popularity for the word 'alteration' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4623
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'alteration' in Nouns Frequency: #2271
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of alteration in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of alteration in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of alteration in a Sentence
Love is not love that alters when it alteration finds.
William Shakespeare, Sonnet CXVI:
Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds.
William Shakespeare, Sonnet cxvi:
Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments: love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds.
The elderly and those with pre-existent conditions, such as asthma and heart failure, are likely to face declining health due to exacerbation of their conditions due to weather, heat exhaustion and stroke, dehydration, migraines, loss of sleep and mood alteration can all occur due to dangerous heat. Historical data shows that more people are likely to be involved in vehicle crashes due to heat-related impacts, such as decreased ability to concentrate, the poor quality of sleep they get and impaired mood, etc.
Structural alteration motivated by the perception of political influence can only feed that latter perception, further eroding that trust.
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Translations for alteration
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- تغييرArabic
- үҙгәреү, үҙгәртеүBashkir
- alteracióCatalan, Valencian
- ŝanĝoEsperanto
- cambio, alteración, modificaciónSpanish
- muutosFinnish
- atharrachadh, mùthadh, caochladhScottish Gaelic
- alteraciónGalician
- alterazioneItalian
- omslag, endring, forandringNorwegian
- ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତନOriya
- alteraçãoPortuguese
- alterare, schimbare, alterațieRomanian
- переде́лывание, преобразова́ние, переду́мывание, переде́лка, измене́ние, перестро́йка, переме́наRussian
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