different between adjustment vs method
adjustment
English
Etymology
From French ajustement, or else adjust +? -ment.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??d??st.m?nt/
Noun
adjustment (countable and uncountable, plural adjustments)
- The action of adjusting something
- The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration
- The settling or balancing of a financial account
- The behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
- The assessment, by an insurance company, of a claim; the settlement of such a claim
Synonyms
- change
- correction
- modification
Related terms
- adjustable
- adjuster
Translations
See also
- adjustment on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
adjustment From the web:
- what adjustments are allowed by the irs
- what adjustment means
- what adjustments can be claimed on 1040
- what adjustments can be made to glasses
- what adjustments can be made to the condenser
- what adjustment account for inventory adjustments
- what adjustments can be made to a pacemaker
- what are adjustments on taxes
method
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m???d/
- Hyphenation: meth?od
Etymology 1
From Middle French methode, from Latin methodus, from Ancient Greek ??????? (méthodos).
Noun
method (countable and uncountable, plural methods)
- A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process):
- (acting, often "the method") A technique for acting based on the ideas articulated by Konstantin Stanislavski and focusing on authentically experiencing the inner life of the character being portrayed.
- Synonym: method acting
- (object-oriented programming) A subroutine or function belonging to a class or object.
- Synonym: member function
- (slang) Marijuana.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marijuana
- (dated) An instruction book systematically arranged.
Hyponyms
Translations
Verb
method (third-person singular simple present methods, present participle methoding, simple past and past participle methoded)
- (transitive) to apply a method
- 1809, Rachel Russell (baroness.), Letters. To which is prefixed, an intr. vindicating the character of lord ...
- "Says he, there is above ten thousand brisk boys are ready to follow me, whenever I hold up my finger : — Says I, how have you methoded this, that they shall not be crushed, for there will be a great force to oppose you?"
- 1809, Rachel Russell (baroness.), Letters. To which is prefixed, an intr. vindicating the character of lord ...
- (casting, by extension, transitive) to apply particular treatment methods to a mold
- The company employs extensive use of 3D modelling combined with solidification simulation to ensure that critical castings are properly methoded.
Translations
Etymology 2
Abbreviation.
Noun
method (plural methods)
- (skateboarding, snowboarding) Ellipsis of method air.
Anagrams
- mothed
method From the web:
- what method of communication exists in argentina
- what method characterizes propaganda
- what methods were they employing
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