English-Thai Dictionary
modification
N การเปลี่ยนแปลง การ แก้ไข alteration adjustment kan-pian-plang
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
MODIFICATION
n.[from modify. ] The act of modifying, or giving to any thing new forms, or differences of external qualities or modes. If these powers of cogitation, volition and sensation are not inherent in matter as such, nor acquirable to matter by any motion or modification of it--
1. Particular form or manner; as the various modifications of light or sound. The treaty, in several of its modifications, was held to be objectionable.
2. Moderated; tempered; qualified in exceptionable parts.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
MODIFICATION
Mod `i *fi *ca "tion, n. Etym: [L. modificatio a measuring: cf. F.modification. See Modify. ]
Defn: The act of modifying, or the state of being modified; a modified form or condition; state as modified; a change; as, the modification of an opinion, or of a machine; the various modifications of light. Bentley.
New American Oxford Dictionary
modification
mod i fi ca tion |ˌmädəfəˈkāSHən ˌmɑdəfəˈkeɪʃən | ▶noun the action of modifying something: the parts supplied should fit with little or no modification. • a change made: there will be a number of modifications to the engines. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in Scots law, denoting the assessment of a payment ): from French, or from Latin modificatio (n- ), from modificare (see modify ).
Oxford Dictionary
modification
modi ¦fi |ca ¦tion |ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action of modifying something: the parts supplied should fit with little or no modification. • [ count noun ] a change made: a number of modifications are being carried out to the engines. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in Scots law, denoting the assessment of a payment ): from French, or from Latin modificatio (n- ), from modificare (see modify ).
American Oxford Thesaurus
modification
modification noun 1 the design is undergoing modification: alteration, adjustment, change, adaptation, refinement, revision. 2 some minor modifications were made: revision, refinement, improvement, amendment, adaptation, adjustment, change, alteration. 3 the modification of his views: softening, moderation, tempering, qualification.
Oxford Thesaurus
modification
modification noun 1 the design of the engine is undergoing extensive modification: alteration, adjustment, change, adaptation, improvement, refinement, revision, recasting, reshaping, refashioning, restyling, revamping, reworking, remodelling, remoulding, reconstruction, reorganization; variation, conversion, transformation; tailoring, customization. 2 the proposal was passed after some minor modifications had been made: revision, refinement, variation, improvement, amendment, adaptation, adjustment, change, alteration. 3 working class opposition to the tax has led to some modification of this stance: softening, moderation, tempering, qualification, restriction, lessening, reduction, decrease, diminishing, lowering, abatement, mitigation.
French Dictionary
modification
modification n. f. nom féminin Changement. : Apporter des modifications à un texte. SYNONYME transformation .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
modification
mod i fi ca tion /mɑ̀dɪfɪkéɪʃ (ə )n |mɔ̀d -/名詞 1 C «…に対する » (具体的な )変更, 修正 «to » ▸ make some modifications to the apartment アパートを少し改装する 2 U (部分的な )変更, 修正 ; 緩和, 加減 ▸ genetic modification 遺伝子組み換え 3 U C 〘文法 〙修飾, 限定 ; 母音変化 .4 C 〘生物 〙(環境による )変態 .