adjust : Idioms & Phrases

• noun an accounting entry made at the end of an accounting period to allocate items between accounting periods
  

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Self`-ad*just"ing adjective

Definitions

1. (Mach.) Capable of assuming a desired position or condition with relation to other parts, under varying circumstances, without requiring to be adjusted by hand; -- said of a piece in machinery.

Webster 1913

• (Shafting), a bearing which is supported in such a manner that it may tip to accomodate flexure or displacement of the shaft.

Webster 1913

• adjective satellite free from psychological disorder
  well-balanced.
  
  • a well-adjusted personality

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