adjustment

ad‧just‧ment AC /əˈdʒʌstmənt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
[Word Family: verb: ↑adjust; noun: ↑adjustment; adjective: ↑adjustable]
1. a small change made to a machine, system, or calculation
adjustment for
Once we make the adjustments for inflation, the fall in interest rates is quite small.
adjustment to
a slight adjustment to the mechanism
minor/slight adjustment
It just needs a few minor adjustments.
2. a change in the way that someone behaves or thinks:
a period of adjustment
adjustment to
her adjustment to her new role

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

adjustment

ad·just·ment AW [adjustment adjustments] [əˈdʒʌstmənt] [əˈdʒʌstmənt] noun countable, uncountable
1. a small change made to sth in order to correct or improve it
• I've made a few adjustments to the design.

• Some adjustment of the lens may be necessary.

2. a change in the way a person behaves or thinks
• She went through a period of emotional adjustment after her marriage broke up.
Example Bank:
• The dosage may need adjustment to suit the individual.
• The mechanic made the necessary adjustments to the engine.
• The process of adjustment to life in another country can be very difficult.
• There was a long period of adjustment under the new boss.
• a cut of 1.5% in real terms (after adjustment for inflation)
• a few minor adjustments to the schedule
• adjustments in the exchange rates

• I've made a few adjustments to the design.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

adjustment / əˈdʒʌst.mənt / noun [ C or U ] (CHANGE)

B2 a small change:

She made a few minor adjustments to the focus of her camera.

adjustment / əˈdʒʌst.mənt / noun [ C or U ] (BECOMING FAMILIAR)

the ability to become more familiar with a new situation:

He has so far failed to make the adjustment from school to work.

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

adjustment

/ədʒʌstmənt/
(adjustments)

1.
An adjustment is a small change that is made to something such as a machine or a way of doing something.
Compensation could be made by adjustments to taxation...
Investment is up by 5.7% after adjustment for inflation.
N-COUNT: oft N to/for/in n

2.
An adjustment is a change in a person’s behaviour or thinking.
He will have to make major adjustments to his thinking if he is to survive in office.
N-COUNT: oft N to n

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ad·just·ment
1 : the act or process of adjusting
2 : a settlement of a claim or debt in a case in which the amount involved is uncertain or full payment is not made
3 : the state of being adjusted
4 : a means (as a mechanism) by which things are adjusted one to another
5 : a correction or modification to reflect actual conditions
–ad·just·men·tal \ə-ˌjəs(t)-'men-t^əl, ˌa-ˌjəs(t)-\ adjective