Associations to the word «Modification»

Wiktionary

MODIFICATION, noun. The act or result of modifying or the condition of being modified
MODIFICATION, noun. An alteration or adjustment to something
MODIFICATION, noun. A change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring
MODIFICATION, noun. (linguistics) a change to a word when it is borrowed by another language
MODIFICATION, noun. (linguistics) the change undergone by a word when used in a construction (for instance am => 'm in I'm)

Dictionary definition

MODIFICATION, noun. The act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment).
MODIFICATION, noun. Slightly modified copy; not an exact copy; "a modification of last year's model".
MODIFICATION, noun. The grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase.
MODIFICATION, noun. 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".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley