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adjust (verb), adjusts; adjusted; adjusting
1. To change so as to match or to fit something.
2. To bring into proper relationship.
3. To adapt or to conform to new conditions or situations.
4. To make slight changes in something to make it fit or to function better.
5. To achieve a psychological balance with regard to one's external environment, one's needs, and the demands of others.
6. A characteristic of something that can be changed, removed, or given different properties.
7. Etymology: "arrange, settle, compose"; from Middle French adjuster, from Old French ajouter, "to join"; from Late Latin adjuxtare, "to bring near"; from Latin ad-, "to, near" + juxta, "next"; related to jungere, "to join".
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Word Entries containing the term: “adjusting
adjusting gauge (s) (noun), adjusting gauges (pl)
A tool that is used to determine the small distance between two parts so they can be brought within the required specifications.
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adjusting screw (s) (noun), adjusting screws (pl)
A small screw that is usually found on automobile carburetors, brakes, or headlights which change the way something operates; such as,
  • Increasing or decreasing the amount of fuel entering an engine.
  • Changing the idle speed of a motor.
  • Tightening up the brakes of a vehicle.
  • Leveling of the headlights.
  • Changing the setting on mechanical rocker arms.
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adjusting shim (s) (noun), adjusting shims (pl)
Thin washers or plates that reduce or increase the clearance between two components; depending on where they are placed.

While some valves are adjusted by screws on the rocker arm, others are set by inserting a shim to make the same adjustment.

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brake-adjusting wrench (s) (noun), brake-adjusting wrenches (pl)
A tool used to adjust or to modify the brake shoes of a vehicle.
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