Alteration (Noun)
Meaning 1
The act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment).
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
The act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 3
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The company underwent a significant alteration in its business strategy after the new CEO took over.
- The alteration in the weather pattern caused the crops to wither and die.
- The alteration in her voice was noticeable after she had undergone vocal surgery.
- The alteration in the company's policies led to a significant increase in employee morale.
- The alteration in the global economic landscape forced many businesses to re-evaluate their operations.
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- Decrease
- Acceleration
- Transmutation
- Separation
- Easing
- Detachment
- Impairment
- Development
- Sex Change
- Destabilization
- Break
- Birth
- Chromosomal Mutation
- Twinkle
- Transition
- Nascency
- Revolution
- Avulsion
- Death
- Damage
- Deformation
- Surprise
- Nascence
- Shift
- Drop-off
- Sparkling
- Variation
- Sublimation
- Expiry
- Relief
- Vagary
- Deceleration
- Conversion
- Transformation
- Retardation
- Shimmer
- Increase
- Loss Of Consciousness
- Mutation