Alteration

What do we mean by alteration?

The act or procedure of altering. noun

The condition resulting from altering; modification. noun

The act of altering; the making of any change; passage from one form or state to another. noun

A change effected; a change of form or state, especially one which does not affect the identity of the subject. noun

In mineralogy, the change by which one mineral substance is converted into another, either with or without change of chemical composition; as, for example, the change of the oxid of copper, cuprite, to the carbonate, malachite; or of brookite to rutile, both being forms of titanium dioxid. See paramorphism and pseudomorphism. noun

The act of altering or making different. noun

The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; changed condition. noun

The act of altering or making different. noun

The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; changed condition. noun

The act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification) noun

The act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) noun

An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another noun

The act of altering or making different.

The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; changed condition.

Words that are spelled similarly to alteration:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word alteration:
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Words that rhyme with alteration:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe alteration:
little, slight, such, significant, great, radical, considerable, structural, major, only, sudden, fundamental, much, important, further, genetic, marked, profound, permanent, substantial, slightest, least, drastic, complete, physical, subsequent, visible, gradual, minor, possible, extensive, hydrothermal, strange, rapid, induced, corresponding, essential, serious, dramatic, apparent, appreciable, diagenetic, necessary, mere, sensible, secondary, remarkable, progressive, potential, subtle, constant, deliberate, functional, pathological, striking, chemical, minimal, consequent, chromatic, temporary, perceptible, thermal, proposed, qualitative, characteristic, partial, verbal, perceptual, frequent, less, material, morphological, morbid, smallest, surgical, continuous, intense.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective alteration:
products, mineralization, continued, none.

Words that sound like alteration:
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