modificatory


mod·i·fi·ca·tion

M0364100 (mŏd′ə-fĭ-kā′shən)n.1. The act or process of modifying or the condition of being modified.2. A change or a result produced by modifying: new modifications in the car's design.3. Linguistics a. A change undergone by a word that is borrowed from another language.b. A phonological change undergone by a word or morpheme when it is used in a construction, as the change of will to 'll in they'll.
mod′i·fi·ca′tor n.mod′i·fi·ca′to·ry (-kā′tə-rē), mod′i·fi·ca′tive (-kā′tĭv) adj.