form alteration
1Alteration — Al ter*a tion, n. [Cf. F. alt[ e]ration.] 1. The act of altering or making different. [1913 Webster] Alteration, though it be from worse to better, hath in it incoveniences. Hooker. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being altered; a change made in… …
2alteration */*/ — UK [ˌɔːltəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌɔltəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms alteration : singular alteration plural alterations 1) a) [countable] a change in the appearance or form of something The editor made a few minor alterations to the text. Have you noticed …
3alteration — Variation; changing; making different. A change of a thing from one form or state to another; making a thing different from what it was without destroying its identity. See alter. An act done upon an instrument by which its meaning or language is …
4alteration — Variation; changing; making different. A change of a thing from one form or state to another; making a thing different from what it was without destroying its identity. See alter. An act done upon an instrument by which its meaning or language is …
5Alteration — Al|te|ra|ti|on 〈f. 20〉 1. Gemütsbewegung, Aufregung, Erregung 2. Verwirrung 3. Abänderung 4. 〈Med.〉 krankhafte Veränderung; →a. alterativ 5. 〈Mus.〉 chromat. Veränderung eines Akkordtones [<frz. altération „Veränderung, Verschlimmerung,… …
6alteration — al|ter|a|tion [ ,ɔltə reıʃn ] noun ** 1. ) uncount the process of making a change in the appearance or form of something: Alteration of the apartment without the landlord s permission is forbidden. a ) count a change in the appearance or form of… …
7alteration — noun /ɒl.tə(ɹ)ˈeɪ.ʃən,ɔl.tɚˈeɪ.ʃən/ a) The act of altering or making different. …alteration, though it be from worse to better, hath in it inconveniences… b) The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; changed… …
8form — [13] Form comes via Old French forme from Latin forma ‘shape, contour’, a word whose origins have never been satisfactorily explained. Its semantic similarity to Greek morphé ‘form, shape’ (source of English morphology [19]) is striking, and has… …
9form — [13] Form comes via Old French forme from Latin forma ‘shape, contour’, a word whose origins have never been satisfactorily explained. Its semantic similarity to Greek morphé ‘form, shape’ (source of English morphology [19]) is striking, and has… …
10alteration — A change of a thing from one form or state to another that is, making a thing different from what it was, but without destroying its identity. 4 Am J2d Alt of Inst § 1. The term alterations in a lease, which expressly prohibits alterations to be… …
