alteration
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ALTERATION Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Alteration
(n.)
The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; changed condition.
(n.)
The act of altering or making different.
(n.)
The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; changed condition.
(n.)
The act of altering or making different.
| WordNet 2.0 |
alteration
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) change, modification
(hypernym) happening, occurrence, natural event
(hyponym) avulsion
(derivation) change, alter, modify
2. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
(synonym) modification, adjustment
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) loosening, laxation
(derivation) change, alter, modify
3. the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion"
(synonym) revision
(hypernym) transformation, translation
(hyponym) distraction, misdirection
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) change, modification
(hypernym) happening, occurrence, natural event
(hyponym) avulsion
(derivation) change, alter, modify
2. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
(synonym) modification, adjustment
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) loosening, laxation
(derivation) change, alter, modify
3. the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion"
(synonym) revision
(hypernym) transformation, translation
(hyponym) distraction, misdirection
| hEnglish - advanced version |
alteration
alteration
\al`ter*a"tion\ (&?;), n. [cf. f. altération.]
1. the act of altering or making different. alteration, though it be from worse to better, hath in it incoveniences.
2. the state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; changed condition. ere long might perceive strange alteration in me. appius claudius admitted to the senate the sons of those who had been slaves; by which, and succeeding alterations, that council degenerated into a most corrupt.
alteration
n
1. 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" [syn: change, modification]
2. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) [syn: modification, adjustment]
3. the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion" [syn: revision]
alteration
\al`ter*a"tion\ (&?;), n. [cf. f. altération.]
1. the act of altering or making different. alteration, though it be from worse to better, hath in it incoveniences.
2. the state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; changed condition. ere long might perceive strange alteration in me. appius claudius admitted to the senate the sons of those who had been slaves; by which, and succeeding alterations, that council degenerated into a most corrupt.
alteration
n
1. 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" [syn: change, modification]
2. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) [syn: modification, adjustment]
3. the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion" [syn: revision]
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alteration
Change or modification
Change or modification
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Aralliad
Aralliad = n. alteration
Aralliad = n. alteration
Cyfnewidiad
Cyfnewidiad = n. alteration
ALTERATION Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
| The 'Lectric Law Library |
Alter
ALTER - To change. Alterations are made either in the contract itself, or in the instrument which is evidence of it. The contract may at any time be altered with the consent of the parties, and the alteration may be either in writing or not in writing.
It is a general rule that the terms of a contract under seal, cannot be changed by a parol agreement. But it has been decided that an alteration of a contract by specialty, made by parol, makes it all parol.
When the contract is, in writing, but not under seal, it may be varied by parol, and the whole will make but one agreement.
When the contract is evidenced by a specialty, and it is altered by parol, the whole will be considered as a parol agreement.
ALTERATION - An act done upon an instrument in writing by a party entitled under it, without the consent of the other party, by which its meaning or language is changed; it imports some fraud or design on the part of him who made it. This differs from spoliation, which is the mutilation of the instrument by the act of a stranger.
When an alteration has a tendency to mislead, by so changing the character of the instrument, it renders it void; but if the change has not such tendency, it will not be considered an alteration.
A spoliation, on the contrary, will not affect the legal character of the instrument, so long as the original writing remains legible; and, if it be a deed, any trace of the seal remains.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
ALTER - To change. Alterations are made either in the contract itself, or in the instrument which is evidence of it. The contract may at any time be altered with the consent of the parties, and the alteration may be either in writing or not in writing.
It is a general rule that the terms of a contract under seal, cannot be changed by a parol agreement. But it has been decided that an alteration of a contract by specialty, made by parol, makes it all parol.
When the contract is, in writing, but not under seal, it may be varied by parol, and the whole will make but one agreement.
When the contract is evidenced by a specialty, and it is altered by parol, the whole will be considered as a parol agreement.
ALTERATION - An act done upon an instrument in writing by a party entitled under it, without the consent of the other party, by which its meaning or language is changed; it imports some fraud or design on the part of him who made it. This differs from spoliation, which is the mutilation of the instrument by the act of a stranger.
When an alteration has a tendency to mislead, by so changing the character of the instrument, it renders it void; but if the change has not such tendency, it will not be considered an alteration.
A spoliation, on the contrary, will not affect the legal character of the instrument, so long as the original writing remains legible; and, if it be a deed, any trace of the seal remains.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
ALTERATION Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
alteration
A change resulting in something that is different from the original.
A change resulting in something that is different from the original.
ALTERATION Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Energy Glossary |
ALTERATION
Any change or modification to a building's construction. [See Addition].
Any change or modification to a building's construction. [See Addition].
ALTERATION Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Environmental Engineering (English ver.) |
ALTERATION
Any activity resulting in substantial expansion or change of a surface water management system that will increase or decrease the design discharge of the system, increase pollutant loading, change the point or points of discharge, or intrude into or otherwise adversely impact wetlands by rim ditching, draining, filling or excavation. Routine custodial maintenance and repairs shall not constitute alterations.
Any activity resulting in substantial expansion or change of a surface water management system that will increase or decrease the design discharge of the system, increase pollutant loading, change the point or points of discharge, or intrude into or otherwise adversely impact wetlands by rim ditching, draining, filling or excavation. Routine custodial maintenance and repairs shall not constitute alterations.
ALTERATION Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Glossary of Stamp Collecting Terms |
ALTERATION
An attempt to change the identifying characteristics of a stamp by the addition or removal of design or perforation or by changing the characteristics of the paper.
An attempt to change the identifying characteristics of a stamp by the addition or removal of design or perforation or by changing the characteristics of the paper.
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
alteration
mutatio, vicissitudo
mutatio, vicissitudo
| Kant Glossary |
ALTERATION (CHANGE)
[A187/B230] In the First Analogy Kant argues that "alteration can be perceived only in substances", meaning that we can only understand alteration as the change of states of an eternal substance. He argues that such substances "are the substrata of all determinations of time" if we did not relate successive appearances to (spatial) substances, we would be unable to make any temporal judgment; Kant concludes "permanence is thus a necessary condition under which alone appearances are determinable as things or objects in a possible experience".
[A187/B230] In the First Analogy Kant argues that "alteration can be perceived only in substances", meaning that we can only understand alteration as the change of states of an eternal substance. He argues that such substances "are the substrata of all determinations of time" if we did not relate successive appearances to (spatial) substances, we would be unable to make any temporal judgment; Kant concludes "permanence is thus a necessary condition under which alone appearances are determinable as things or objects in a possible experience".
ALTERATION Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary |
Joshaviah
the seat, alteration, or captivity of the Lord
the seat, alteration, or captivity of the Lord
ALTERATION Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Alteration
In music alteration, an example of chromaticism, is the use of a neighboring pitch in the chromatic scale in place of its diatonic neighbor such as in an altered chord. This should not be confused with borrowing (as in borrowed chord), in which pitches or chords from the parallel key are used in place of those of the original key. Altered notes may be used as leading tones to emphasis their diatonic neighbors. For example, an altered dominant or V chord may be Gb-B-D#:
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