Term: optimization: the act of rendering optimal
Broader: improvement: the act of improving something | Unrelated: crotchet: a small tool or hooklike implement
Broader: improvement: the act of improving something | Unrelated: capitulum: a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
Broader: improvement: the act of improving something | Unrelated: amhara: a member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia
Broader: improvement: the act of improving something | Unrelated: standing: the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position
Broader: improvement: the act of improving something | Unrelated: transplant: an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)
Broader: improvement: the act of improving something | Unrelated: cuban heel: a broad heel of medium height on women's shoes
Broader: improvement: the act of improving something | Unrelated: dishwasher: a machine for washing dishes
Broader: improvement: the act of improving something | Unrelated: inner tube: an inflatable rubber tube that fits inside the casing of a pneumatic tire
Broader: improvement: the act of improving something | Unrelated: waterdog: any of several large aquatic salamanders
Broader: improvement: the act of improving something | Unrelated: incision: the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)