the act of adjusting; adaptation to a particular condition, position, or purpose.
the state of being adjusted; orderly relation of parts or elements.
a device, as a knob or lever, for adjusting: the adjustments on a television set.
the act of bringing something into conformity with external requirements: the adjustment of one's view of reality.
harmony achieved by modification or change of a position: They worked out an adjustment of their conflicting ideas.
Sociology. a process of modifying, adapting, or altering individual or collective patterns of behavior so as to bring them into conformity with other such patterns, as with those provided by a cultural environment.
Insurance. the act of ascertaining the amount of indemnity that the party insured is entitled to receive under the policy, and of settling the claim.
a settlement of a disputed account or claim.
a change or concession, as in price or other terms, in view of minor defect or the like.
Many devices I’ve tested—including the LG TV, Vizio TV, Vizio soundbar, and Samsung TV I own—do not allow adjustment in both directions, which makes the feature all but useless against audio delay.
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By replicating the traditional TV experience, the streamers can flatten the adjustment curve for audiences and make it easier for people to find programs to watch and to keep watching.
‘We’re still in the wild west’: Free, ad-supported streaming TV war heats up with Amazon, Pluto TV updates|Tim Peterson|August 19, 2020|Digiday
Whether a series is scripted or unscripted, producers have to make adjustments in returning to production.
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This error is then fed backwards through the network to guide adjustments in the strength of connections between neurons.
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In the last case, there will be an automatic adjustment to the screens of different devices.
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Think of the embarrassing subway platform or mid-office “adjustment” debacles you could avoid!
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What the hell would go to all the trouble—if he could make the “adjustment” in a “normal” way.
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But it is ordinary people who are going to be hit hard by this and it is going to be a long and painful process of adjustment.
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But that $450 billion adjustment is more than the GDP of most of the countries in the world.
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As a result, most of the adjustment burden will be mostly borne by the city's workers, past and present.
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His advice was invariably good, and his decisions on questions referred to him for adjustment were always acquiesced in.
A Prince of Anahuac|James A. Porter
It may be that, having made up my mind before leaving England, I accomplished a final wrench and adjustment.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Madame Valière patted the wig, as much in approbation as in adjustment.
The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes|Israel Zangwill
This is the price which a man pays for the adjustment of his brain and hand to the needs of the time.
She Buildeth Her House|Will Comfort
When such ideals are held in mind, an adjustment of conduct follows at once.
Child and Country|Will Levington Comfort
British Dictionary definitions for adjustment
adjustment
/ (əˈdʒʌstmənt) /
noun
the act of adjusting or state of being adjusted
a control for regulatingthe adjustment for volume is beside the speaker