Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Arranged or changed so as to match, conform, or function, especially in a specified way.
  • adjective Having achieved psychological balance, especially regarding others or the demands of everyday life.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective accommodated to certain requirements.
  • adjective having become accustomed [to surroundings, a situation. etc.]
  • adjective (Music) so tuned as to allow modulation into other keys.
  • adjective adjusted to produce a clear image; -- of an optical system (e.g. eye or opera glasses)

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of adjust.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective (especially of garments) having the fit or style adjusted
  • adjective having achieved a comfortable relation with your environment
  • adjective adjusted to demands of daily living; showing emotional stability
  • adjective altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation

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Examples

  • Somewhat as a delicate instrument (the microscope for example) is altered or adjusted, in order to adapt it to its work, the parts of the body, and the body as a whole, have to be _adjusted_ to their surroundings.

    Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools Francis M. Walters

  • Serum liver enzyme concentrations (geometric means) and survey weighted, age, gender and ethnicity adjusted model estimates Fully adjusted* survey weighted model estimates

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles David Melzer et al. 2010

  • We use the term "adjusted earnings per share" or "adjusted EPS" to refer to GAAP earnings per share excluding amortization of intangible assets, impairment charges and restructuring and severance costs.

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  • The term "adjusted EBITDA" refers to a financial measure that we define as net income less provision for taxes, depreciation expense, amortization expense, stock-based compensation expense, interest and other income expense, net.

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  • The term "adjusted net income" refers to net income excluding the net of tax effect share-based compensation expense; amortization of acquisition-related intangibles; costs associated with acquisitions; and fair value adjustments made to the Company's acquisition-related earn out liabilities.

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  • We use the term adjusted gross margin percentage to refer to total revenue, as adjusted, less total cost of product and service revenue and total cost of research and development contract revenue as a percentage of total revenues, as adjusted.

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  • An additional limitation associated with the use of this measure is that the term "adjusted OIBDA" does not have a standardized meaning.

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  • The term "adjusted net income" refers to a financial measure that we define as net income adjusted for amortization expense and stock-based compensation expense, net of estimated taxes.

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  • As used in this press release, the term adjusted refers to the operating performance measures that exclude the estimated impact of severe weather, charges associated with workforce reductions, the Medi-Cal settlement and costs associated with the Athena Diagnostics and Celera transactions.

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  • The term "adjusted diluted net income per share" refers to a financial measure that we define as adjusted net income divided by weighted average diluted shares outstanding.

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