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单词 adjustation
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adjustationn.

Brit. /əˌdʒʌˈsteɪʃn/, U.S. /əˌdʒəsˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: adjust v.2, -ation suffix.
Etymology: < adjust v.2 + -ation suffix. Compare earlier adjusting n., adjustment n.
The action or process of adjusting (in various senses of the verb); adjustment.
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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [noun] > in order to conform > to a standard or purpose
reductionc1443
temper?1523
adjustment1644
adjustation1669
1669 J. Webb Hist. Ess. Lang. China 151 For adjustation of time and action, he more valued one Antique Inscription, than an hundred arguments of the Schooles.
1809 Universal Mag. Feb. 97/2 He cannot perceive that nice adjustation of means to their ends, which prevails.
1866 J. B. Rose in tr. Virgil Ecl. & Georgics 150 The difficulty in the Roman adjustation of the year was that they had not our hours, minutes, and seconds.
1913 Eccl. Rev. Jan. 108 The quarter of a century following the early 'forties was a period of adjustation and expansion to meet the sudden and rapid influx of population.
1999 J. Zvárová et al. in P. Kokol et al. Med. Informatics 575 (heading) Standardization and adjustation of the ExaMe tests.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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