Definition of alteration in English:

alteration

noun ɔːltəˈreɪʃ(ə)nˈɒltəreɪʃ(ə)nˌɔltəˈreɪʃ(ə)n

mass noun

The action or process of altering or being altered.
careful alteration of old buildings
count noun alterations had to be made
Example sentencesExamples
- The alteration to or imitation of older styles was not limited to the 19th century.
- Very many words were written on the possible reasons for this alteration, but I didn't read them.
- Mineral grains are typically fractured and show dark alteration along grain boundaries and fractures.
- His method was exacting, allowing no possibility of alteration or modification.
- The only major alteration was the transformation of a poky shower room and toilet into an elegant pampering place.
- This alteration can cause significant changes in porosity and permeability.
- Jung accepted that this course is never intractably fixed; it may at any time be subject to alteration.
- This alteration is thought to be mostly the result of the immune response to the virus.
- There was little alteration in the design of the silver penny in the two centuries following the Norman Conquest.
- The matter can be referred back to the executive committee, to the full council or it can be passed without alteration.
- Traffic flow in Kendal could be set for another alteration in an effort to improve safety on a busy stretch of road.
- The scientists concerned with this recoloration of our sea say that the apparent alteration is down to climate change.
- The fact that no objections were received to the proposed Local Plan alteration adds further weight to this view.
- Loops are readily formed without substantial alteration of the loop forming material.
- Afterwards almost any alteration to the image can be made, such as hairstyle or eye colour.
- Here was a chance to find out why we as a nation seem particularly keen on chemical mood alteration.
- Is it even remotely possible that there will be a grand macro change without significant micro alteration here?
- Not surprisingly, commuters in Strawberry Hill are rather upset by this alteration.
- Certainly there has been no fundamental alteration in the basic law.
- The alteration is the latest in a series of changes affecting Westhoughton.
Synonyms
change, adjustment, adaptation, modification, variation, conversion, revision, amendment
remodelling, reshaping, remoulding, redoing, reconstruction, rebuilding, recasting, reorganization, rearrangement, reordering, reshuffling, restyling, rejigging, reworking, renewal, renewing, revamping, renovation, remaking
metamorphosis, transformation, transfiguration, translation, evolution, mutation, sea change
humorous transmogrification

Derivatives

alterative

adjective ˈɒltərətɪvˈɔːltərətɪv

Deborah Willis celebrates the alterative body of a black female body-builder: hard-muscled and tattooed, the woman's physical prowess is evident through the close-up of her contoured back and torso.
Example sentencesExamples
- Medicines and herbs that are cooling, purging, laxative, antipyretic, alterative and blood detoxifying, cholagogic (releasing bile) are appropriate for treating Fire imbalances.
- Cleavers is considered the best lymphatic tonic in the western herbal pharmacopoeia, and is both alterative and diuretic.
- So given that combination of factors, poverty and much greater cost for alterative chemicals, that alone defines a rather severe problem.
- In western herbalism these might be classified as alterative, blood purifying or detoxifying.
- Obviously from the above, scabious is expectorant, alterative, vulnerary and astringent.
- Amalaki is considered to be a Pitta rasayana, with astringent, stomachic, carminative, alterative, immunomodulant, adaptogenic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antipyretic, and trichogenous properties.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin alteratio(n-), from the verb alterare (see alter).

Definition of alteration in US English:

alteration

nounˌɔltəˈreɪʃ(ə)nˌôltəˈrāSH(ə)n

The action or process of altering or being altered.
alterations had to be made
timetables are subject to alteration without notice
Example sentencesExamples
- The only major alteration was the transformation of a poky shower room and toilet into an elegant pampering place.
- Loops are readily formed without substantial alteration of the loop forming material.
- Very many words were written on the possible reasons for this alteration, but I didn't read them.
- Not surprisingly, commuters in Strawberry Hill are rather upset by this alteration.
- This alteration is thought to be mostly the result of the immune response to the virus.
- The alteration to or imitation of older styles was not limited to the 19th century.
- His method was exacting, allowing no possibility of alteration or modification.
- Certainly there has been no fundamental alteration in the basic law.
- The fact that no objections were received to the proposed Local Plan alteration adds further weight to this view.
- Traffic flow in Kendal could be set for another alteration in an effort to improve safety on a busy stretch of road.
- The alteration is the latest in a series of changes affecting Westhoughton.
- This alteration can cause significant changes in porosity and permeability.
- Mineral grains are typically fractured and show dark alteration along grain boundaries and fractures.
- The matter can be referred back to the executive committee, to the full council or it can be passed without alteration.
- There was little alteration in the design of the silver penny in the two centuries following the Norman Conquest.
- The scientists concerned with this recoloration of our sea say that the apparent alteration is down to climate change.
- Jung accepted that this course is never intractably fixed; it may at any time be subject to alteration.
- Is it even remotely possible that there will be a grand macro change without significant micro alteration here?
- Here was a chance to find out why we as a nation seem particularly keen on chemical mood alteration.
- Afterwards almost any alteration to the image can be made, such as hairstyle or eye colour.
Synonyms
change, adjustment, adaptation, modification, variation, conversion, revision, amendment

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin alteratio(n-), from the verb alterare (see alter).

单词	alteration
释义	Definition of alteration in English: alteration noun ɔːltəˈreɪʃ(ə)nˈɒltəreɪʃ(ə)nˌɔltəˈreɪʃ(ə)n mass noun The action or process of altering or being altered. careful alteration of old buildings count noun alterations had to be made Example sentencesExamples The alteration to or imitation of older styles was not limited to the 19th century. Very many words were written on the possible reasons for this alteration, but I didn't read them. Mineral grains are typically fractured and show dark alteration along grain boundaries and fractures. His method was exacting, allowing no possibility of alteration or modification. The only major alteration was the transformation of a poky shower room and toilet into an elegant pampering place. This alteration can cause significant changes in porosity and permeability. Jung accepted that this course is never intractably fixed; it may at any time be subject to alteration. This alteration is thought to be mostly the result of the immune response to the virus. There was little alteration in the design of the silver penny in the two centuries following the Norman Conquest. The matter can be referred back to the executive committee, to the full council or it can be passed without alteration. Traffic flow in Kendal could be set for another alteration in an effort to improve safety on a busy stretch of road. The scientists concerned with this recoloration of our sea say that the apparent alteration is down to climate change. The fact that no objections were received to the proposed Local Plan alteration adds further weight to this view. Loops are readily formed without substantial alteration of the loop forming material. Afterwards almost any alteration to the image can be made, such as hairstyle or eye colour. Here was a chance to find out why we as a nation seem particularly keen on chemical mood alteration. Is it even remotely possible that there will be a grand macro change without significant micro alteration here? Not surprisingly, commuters in Strawberry Hill are rather upset by this alteration. Certainly there has been no fundamental alteration in the basic law. The alteration is the latest in a series of changes affecting Westhoughton. Synonyms change, adjustment, adaptation, modification, variation, conversion, revision, amendment remodelling, reshaping, remoulding, redoing, reconstruction, rebuilding, recasting, reorganization, rearrangement, reordering, reshuffling, restyling, rejigging, reworking, renewal, renewing, revamping, renovation, remaking metamorphosis, transformation, transfiguration, translation, evolution, mutation, sea change humorous transmogrification Derivatives alterative adjective ˈɒltərətɪvˈɔːltərətɪv Deborah Willis celebrates the alterative body of a black female body-builder: hard-muscled and tattooed, the woman's physical prowess is evident through the close-up of her contoured back and torso. Example sentencesExamples Medicines and herbs that are cooling, purging, laxative, antipyretic, alterative and blood detoxifying, cholagogic (releasing bile) are appropriate for treating Fire imbalances. Cleavers is considered the best lymphatic tonic in the western herbal pharmacopoeia, and is both alterative and diuretic. So given that combination of factors, poverty and much greater cost for alterative chemicals, that alone defines a rather severe problem. In western herbalism these might be classified as alterative, blood purifying or detoxifying. Obviously from the above, scabious is expectorant, alterative, vulnerary and astringent. Amalaki is considered to be a Pitta rasayana, with astringent, stomachic, carminative, alterative, immunomodulant, adaptogenic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antipyretic, and trichogenous properties. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin alteratio(n-), from the verb alterare (see alter). Definition of alteration in US English: alteration nounˌɔltəˈreɪʃ(ə)nˌôltəˈrāSH(ə)n The action or process of altering or being altered. alterations had to be made timetables are subject to alteration without notice Example sentencesExamples The only major alteration was the transformation of a poky shower room and toilet into an elegant pampering place. Loops are readily formed without substantial alteration of the loop forming material. Very many words were written on the possible reasons for this alteration, but I didn't read them. Not surprisingly, commuters in Strawberry Hill are rather upset by this alteration. This alteration is thought to be mostly the result of the immune response to the virus. The alteration to or imitation of older styles was not limited to the 19th century. His method was exacting, allowing no possibility of alteration or modification. Certainly there has been no fundamental alteration in the basic law. The fact that no objections were received to the proposed Local Plan alteration adds further weight to this view. Traffic flow in Kendal could be set for another alteration in an effort to improve safety on a busy stretch of road. The alteration is the latest in a series of changes affecting Westhoughton. This alteration can cause significant changes in porosity and permeability. Mineral grains are typically fractured and show dark alteration along grain boundaries and fractures. The matter can be referred back to the executive committee, to the full council or it can be passed without alteration. There was little alteration in the design of the silver penny in the two centuries following the Norman Conquest. The scientists concerned with this recoloration of our sea say that the apparent alteration is down to climate change. Jung accepted that this course is never intractably fixed; it may at any time be subject to alteration. Is it even remotely possible that there will be a grand macro change without significant micro alteration here? Here was a chance to find out why we as a nation seem particularly keen on chemical mood alteration. Afterwards almost any alteration to the image can be made, such as hairstyle or eye colour. Synonyms change, adjustment, adaptation, modification, variation, conversion, revision, amendment Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin alteratio(n-), from the verb alterare (see alter).
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