Modification
[,mɒdɪfɪ'keɪʃ(ə)n] or [,mɑdɪfɪ'keʃən]
Definition
(noun.) slightly modified copy; not an exact copy; 'a modification of last year's model'.
(noun.) the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase.
Checked by Laurie--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of modifying, or the state of being modified; a modified form or condition; state as modified; a change; as, the modification of an opinion, or of a machine; the various modifications of light.
Editor: Rochelle
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Alteration, variation, qualification, change.[2]. Form, mode, affection, accident.
Editor: Shanna
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Alteration, revision, variation, qualification, species
ANT:Retention, stereotype, stabilisation
Checker: Roderick
Examples
- And apart from such steps and the consequent modification of the situation, there is no completion of the act of thinking. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- And it is now well known that he attributes this coincidence to descent with modification. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Turning to geographical distribution, the difficulties encountered on the theory of descent with modification are serious enough. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- After the structures built for the special purpose comes the modification of building already erected. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- In Fig. 64 is shown a modification of the Planté type of storage battery, composed of a series of plates shown on the left. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The Dial Telegraph is still another modification of the telegraph. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Any modification of the relationship of men and women was immediately put out of consideration. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- It may be asked how far I extend the doctrine of the modification of species. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- A modification of this was afterward used on the French Atlantic lines for making an artificial horizon to take observations for position at sea. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Thus it is, as I believe, that two or more genera are produced by descent with modification, from two or more species of the same genus. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- It is, therefore, of the highest importance to gain a clear insight into the means of modification and coadaptation. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Isolation also is an important element in the modification of species through natural selection. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- By another modification of the hydraulic press pipes and cables are covered with a coating of lead to prevent deterioration from rust and other causes. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The physician's son did not accept without modification the view that the philosopher should turn his back upon the things of sense. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Furthermore, I am convinced that natural selection has been the most important, but not the exclusive, means of modification. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Of the species which do change, only a few within the same country change at the same time; and all modifications are slowly effected. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Subsequent changes involved the rotating of the cylinder instead of the wheels and many modifications in the form of the wheels. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- This style of spoon was continued, with modifications, through the first third of the eighteenth century. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Various modifications have been made in the hydraulic forms. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- There have been several modifications of Mr. Morse's telegraph, for the purpose of increasing the rapidity of its action and the distinctness of the marks. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Its distinguishing features are certain modifications in the distribution of the mass of protective armor of the ship. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- But all machines, however complicated in appearance, are in reality but modifications and combinations of one or more of four simple machines devised long ago by our remote ancestors. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The same tendencies apply with some modifications to the clothing of mankind. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Many Inventions and Modifications Resulting in a Wonderful Evolution. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Homoplastic structures are the same with those which I have classed, though in a very imperfect manner, as analogous modifications or resemblances. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Cogwheels are modifications of the wheel and axle. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Subsequently one of these ideas, with modifications suggested by some of the others, was put into successful practice. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- These primary qualities are extension and solidity, with their different mixtures and modifications; figure, motion, gravity, and cohesion. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- We are least likely in the modifications of these organs to mistake a merely adaptive for an essential character. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- The Evans system, with minor modifications and improvements, was the prevailing one for three-quarters of a century. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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