minor modification (noun)

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• modification — UK US /ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [C or U] ► a change to something, usually to improve it: »Modification of the firmware to run more programs is fairly simple. slight/minor modification »The press release is ready apart from a couple of slight… …   Financial and business terms

• modification — mod|i|fi|ca|tion [ ,madıfı keıʃn ] noun FORMAL * 1. ) count or uncount a small change to something, especially to a machine, system, or plan: ALTERATION: The new proposals need some modification. modification to: A minor modification to the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• modification */*/ — UK [ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌmɑdɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms modification : singular modification plural modifications formal 1) [countable/uncountable] a small change to something, especially to a machine, system, or plan The new proposals need …   English dictionary

• modification — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, extensive, major ▪ minor, slight ▪ further ▪ important, necessary …   Collocations dictionary

• modification — noun 1) the design is undergoing modification Syn: alteration, adjustment, change, adaptation, refinement, revision 2) some minor modifications were made Syn: revision, refinement, improvement, amendment, adaptation …   Thesaurus of popular words

• modification — noun 1 (C) a small change made in something such as a design, plan, or system: We ve made one or two minor modifications to the original design. 2 (U) the act of modifying something, or the process of being modified: The fuel can be used in… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• minor — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Minor is used after these nouns: ↑undergraduate {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly …   Collocations dictionary

• friar minor conventual — noun (plural friars minor conventual) Usage: usually capitalized F&M&C : a friar belonging to a division of the Franciscan order that follows a modified rule of St. Francis * * * pl. Friars Minor Conventual. Rom. Cath. Ch. a friar belonging to a… …   Useful english dictionary

• tweaking — noun A tweak; a minor modification …   Wiktionary

• adjustment — noun /əˈdʒʌst.mənt/ a) a small change; a minor correction; a modification b) The behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment. Syn: change, correction …   Wiktionary

• colonel — noun Etymology: alteration of coronel, from Middle French, modification of Old Italian colonnello column of soldiers, colonel, diminutive of colonna column, from Latin columna Date: 1567 1. a. a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary