modification
pronunciation
How to pronounce modification in British English:
UK [ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃn]
How to pronounce modification in American English:
US [ˌmɑːdɪfɪˈkeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
- slightly modified copy; not an exact copy
- the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
- an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
Word Origin
- modification (n.)
- c. 1500, in philosophy, from Middle French modification (14c.) and directly from Latin modificationem (nominative modificatio) "a measuring," noun of action from past participle stem of modificare (see modify). Meaning "alteration to an object to bring it up to date" is from 1774. Biological sense is attested by 1896.
Example
- 1. This allowed them to target a genomic region in need of modification .
- 2. Standards issued by the iasb are supposed to be endorsed without modification .
- 3. The modification of actual malicious code to bypass antivirus has not pleased many security-software vendors .
- 4. While lowering prices , the shift has also facilitated the modification of western apparel for local tastes .
- 5. Too often-as in europe , where superstitious distrust of genetic modification is slowing take-up of the technology-governments hinder rather than help such advances .