ALTERATION
alteration, modification, adjustment
(noun) the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
revision, alteration
(noun) the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); “it would require a drastic revision of his opinion”
change, alteration, modification
(noun) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
alteration (countable and uncountable, plural alterations)
The act of altering or making different.
The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; changed condition.
Source: Wiktionary
Al`ter*a"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. altération.]
1. The act of altering or making different.
Alteration, though it be from worse to better, hath in it
incoveniences. Hooker.
2. The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of
a thing; changed condition.
Ere long might perceive Strange alteration in me. Milton.
Appius Claudius admitted to the senate the sons of those who had been
slaves; by which, and succeeding alterations, that council
degenerated into a most corrupt. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition