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Found 4 hits - Term: adjusted, Database: *, Strategy: exact
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
adjusted \adjusted\ adj.
   1. 1 accommodated to certain requirements

   syn: regulated
        wordnet 1.5

   2. 1 having become accustomed to surroundings, a situation.
      etc. narrower terms: {oriented vs. unoriented,
      orientated 

   syn: familiarized
        wordnet 1.5

   3. 1 music so tuned as to allow modulation into other keys
      narrower terms: tempered vs. untempered

   syn: tuned
        wordnet 1.5

   4. adjusted to produce a clear image; -- of an optical system
      e.g. eye or opera glasses narrower terms: {focused vs.
      unfocused, focussed  wordnet 1.5
see also:
tempered vs. untempered 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
adjust \adjust"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. adjusted; p. pr.  vb.
   n. adjusting. of. ajuster, ajoster whence f. ajouter to
   add, ll. adjuxtare to fit; fr. l. ad + juxta near; confused
   later with l. ad and justus just, right, whence f. ajuster to
   adjust. see just, v. t. and cf. adjute.
   1. to make exact; to fit; to make correspondent or
      conformable; to bring into proper relations; as, to adjust
      a garment to the body, or things to a standard.
      1913 webster

   2. to put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system.
      1913 webster

            adjusting the orthography.            --johnson.
      1913 webster

   3. to settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that
      parties are agreed in the result; as, to adjust accounts;
      the differences are adjusted.
      1913 webster

   4. to bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an
      instrument; to regulate for use; as, to adjust a telescope
      or microscope.
      1913 webster

   syn: to adapt; suit; arrange; regulate; accommodate; set
        right; rectify; settle.
        1913 webster
see also:
adjusted adjusting just adjute 
[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
adjusted
     adj 1: altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into
            a proper relation; "an adjusted insurance claim"; "the
            car runs more smoothly with the timing adjusted" ant:
             unadjusted
     2: adjusted to demands of daily living; showing emotional
        stability ant: maladjusted
     3: having achieved a comfortable relationship with your
        environment syn: familiarized, familiarised
     4: especially of garments having the fit or style adjusted;
        "for my wedding i had my mother's wedding dress altered to
        fit me"
see also:
unadjusted maladjusted familiarized familiarised 
[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
32 moby thesaurus words for "adjusted":
   able, acclimated, acclimatized, accommodated, accustomed, adapted,
   capable, case-hardened, checked out, competent, conditioned,
   experienced, familiarized, fit, fitted, hardened, inured,
   naturalized, orientated, oriented, proficient, qualified, run-in,
   seasoned, suited, trained, used to, well-fitted, well-qualified,
   well-suited, wont, wonted





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