acclimation

ac·cli·ma·tion

noun \ˌa-klə-ˈmā-shən, -ˌklī-\

Definition of ACCLIMATION

: the process or result of acclimating; especially : physiological adjustment by an organism to environmental change

Examples of ACCLIMATION

1. <a period of acclimation to the region's rising temperatures>

First Known Use of ACCLIMATION

1826

Related to ACCLIMATION

Synonyms: adaptation, acclimatization, accommodation, adaption, adjustment, conformation

Related Words: readaptation, readjustment; attunement, correction, harmonization; alteration, conversion, makeover, modification, refit, revision, transformation

Near Antonyms: maladaptation

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