modification

英[,mɒdɪfɪ'keɪʃ(ə)n] 美[,mɑdɪfɪ'keʃən]

1. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

2. slightly modified copy; not an exact copy;

"a modification of last year's model"

3. the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

4. an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another;

"the change was intended to increase sales"

"this storm is certainly a change for the worse"

"the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"