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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Adjustment

/(-ment)/ · Ad·just·ment · IPA /əˈd͡ʒʌst.mənt/
01 n. The act of adjusting, or condition of being adjusted; act of bringing into proper relations; regulation.
  1. 1.
    The act of adjusting, or condition of being adjusted; act of bringing into proper relations; regulation.
    “Success depends on the nicest and minutest adjustment of the parts concerned.” — Paley.
  2. 2.
    Settlement of claims; an equitable arrangement of conflicting claims, as in set-off, contribution, exoneration, subrogation, and marshaling.(Law)
  3. 3.
    The operation of bringing all the parts of an instrument, as a microscope or telescope, into their proper relative position for use; the condition of being thus adjusted; as, to get a good adjustment; to be in or out of adjustment.