Ad-jŭst'ment, n.
n. [Fr. ajustement, O. Fr. adjustement.]
Sense 1. The act of adjusting or settling; the state or condition of being adjusted or settled; regulation; settlement.
Success depends on the nicest and minutest adjustment of the parts concerned. Paley.
Sense 2. (Com.) The calculation and statement of the amount of indemnity which a party insured is entitled to receive under his policy. Arnould.
Sense 3. In the use of an instrument, as a microscope or telescope, the operation of bringing all its parts 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.
Synonyms— Suiting; fitting; arrangement; regulation; settlement.