alteration

al·ter·a·tion

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noun

The definition of an alteration is a revision.

Remodeling a house is an example of an alteration.

alteration

an altering or being altered
the result of this; change

alteration

noun

The act or procedure of altering.
The condition resulting from altering; modification.

alteration

Noun

(plural alterations)

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.

Origin

From Old French alteracion (French altération), from Medieval Latin alterātiō.

See also: altération

alteration - Legal Definition

See material alteration.

SentencesSentence examples

Sentence Examples

No alteration may be made in credits necessary for carrying out a law.
The excuse for which the government had been waiting Alteration was thus provided, and two days later the Duma was by ukaz dissolved.
This alteration improved the operating conditions in three ways.
If a surface intended to be flat is affected with a slight general curvature, a remedy may be found in an alteration of focus, and the remedy is the less complete as the reflection is more oblique.
This alteration of charge caused a corresponding change in the mutual attraction of the plates of the condenser; hence the flexible plate was made to copy the vibrations of the diaphragm of the transmitter.

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