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Modification - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com SKIP TO CONTENT modification /ˈmɑdəfəˌkeɪʃən/ /mɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃɪn/ IPA guide Other forms: modifications A modification is a change or alteration, usually to make something work better. If you want to change something — in other words, modify it — you need to make a modification. Lots of things require modification, because they get older or just because they can be improved. A car needs modification — in the form of snow tires — to be ready for the winter. Computer programs need modification all the time, because of new products or viruses. When you think of the word modification , think "change." Definitions of modification noun the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) synonyms: adjustment , alteration see more see less types: show 9 types... hide 9 types... laxation , loosening the act of making something less tight tightening the act of making something tighter accommodation (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye adaptation (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light) tune the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency undoing , unfastening , untying loosening the ties that fasten something dark adaptation the process of adjusting the eyes to low levels of illumination; cones adapt first; rods continue to adapt for up to four hours light adaptation the process of adjusting the eyes to relatively high levels of illumination; the pupil constricts and the cones system is operative take-up the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in type of: change the action of changing something noun an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another “the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago” synonyms: alteration , change see more see less types: show 101 types... hide 101 types... acceleration an increase in rate of change deceleration , retardation , slowing a decrease in rate of change avulsion an abrupt change in the course of a stream that forms the boundary between two parcels of land resulting in the loss of part of the land of one landowner and a consequent increase in the land of another break an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion) mutation a change or alteration in form or qualities sublimation (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable surprise a sudden unexpected event birth , nascence , nascency , nativity the event of being born breakup , detachment , separation coming apart vagary an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.) fluctuation , variation an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change conversion a change of religion death , decease , demise , expiry the event of dying or departure from life decrease , drop-off , lessening a change downward destabilisation , destabilization an event that causes a loss of equilibrium (as of a ship or aircraft) increase a change resulting in an increase easing , moderation , relief a change for the better deformation alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it transition a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another shift , transformation , transmutation a qualitative change scintillation , sparkling , twinkle a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash play , shimmer a weak and tremulous light transmutation (physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment) damage , harm , impairment the occurrence of a change for the worse development a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation revolution a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving chromosomal mutation , genetic mutation , mutation (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism sex change a change in a person's physical sexual characteristics (as by surgery and hormone treatments) loss of consciousness the occurrence of a loss of the ability to perceive and respond getaway , pickup the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration precipitation an unexpected acceleration or hastening bombshell , thunderbolt , thunderclap a shocking surprise coup de theatre a dramatic surprise eye opener something surprising and revealing peripeteia , peripetia , peripety a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work) blow , shock an unpleasant or disappointing surprise stunner an unexpected and amazing event disembarrassment something that extricates you from embarrassment shrinkage , shrinking the process or result of becoming less or smaller breach , break , falling out , rift , rupture , severance a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) delivery the event of giving birth live birth the birth of a living fetus (regardless of the length of gestation) posthumous birth birth of a child by Caesarean section after the death of the mother posthumous birth birth of a child after the father has died rebirth , reincarnation , renascence a second or new birth fatality , human death a death resulting from an accident or a disaster martyrdom death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause megadeath the death of a million people departure , exit , expiration , going , loss , passing , release euphemistic expressions for death wrongful death a death that results from a wrongful act or from negligence; a death that can serve as the basis for a civil action for damages on behalf of the dead person's family or heirs vicissitude a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something allomerism (chemistry) variability in chemical composition without variation in crystalline form casualty a decrease of military personnel or equipment Christianisation , Christianization conversion to Christianity sinking a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength) attrition a wearing down to weaken or destroy breath of fresh air a welcome relief advance , betterment , improvement a change for the better; progress in development ground swell an obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expression jump , leap , saltation an abrupt transition population shift a change in the relative numbers of the different groups of individuals making up a population pyrolysis transformation of a substance produced by the action of heat sea change a profound transformation sublimation (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid tin disease , tin pest , tin plague the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey tin at very cold temperatures departure , deviation , difference , divergence a variation that deviates from the standard or norm break the occurrence of breaking augmentation the amount by which something increases concentration an increase in density explosion a sudden great increase jump , leap a sudden and decisive increase run-up , runup a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time waxing a gradual increase in magnitude or extent changeover , conversion , transition an event that results in a transformation detriment , hurt a damage or loss dwindling , dwindling away a becoming gradually less waning a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent turn , turn of events , twist an unforeseen development phenomenon a remarkable person, thing, or development complication , ramification a development that complicates a situation Cultural Revolution , Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution a radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard; intended to eliminate counterrevolutionary elements in the government it resulted in purges of the intellectuals and socioeconomic chaos green revolution the introduction of pesticides and high-yield grains and better management during the 1960s and 1970s which greatly increased agricultural productivity deletion (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome inversion (genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed transposition (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome gene mutation , point mutation (genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene reversion (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation) saltation (genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species degeneration , retrogression passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form strengthening becoming stronger weakening becoming weaker deformation , distortion a change for the worse ladder , ravel , run a row of unravelled stitches permutation , replacement , substitution , switch , transposition an event in which one thing is substituted for another business cycle , trade cycle recurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of recession and recovery and growth and decline daily variation fluctuations that occur between one day and the next diurnal variation fluctuations that occur during each day tide something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea) deliquium , faint , swoon , syncope a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain shear (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parall