modification

muunnelma

muokkaaminen

muutos the act or result of modifying or the condition of being modified
an alteration or adjustment to something
Jims modification to the radio's tuning resulted in clearer sound.''
a change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring
Due to his sunbathing, Jims body experienced modifications: he got a tan.''
puhekieltä a change to a word when it is borrowed by another language
The Chinese word "kòu tóu" had a modification made to become the English "kowtow".
puhekieltä the change undergone by a word when used in a construction (for instance am => m in I'm'')
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