Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The physiological adaptation of an animal or plant to changes in climate or environment, such as light, temperature, or altitude.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act or process of acclimatizing, or state of being acclimatized; the modification of physical constitution which enables a race or an individual to live in health in a foreign climate. Some writers use this word with regard to brute animals and plants only, using acclimation when speaking of man. Also spelled
acclimatisation .
Wiktionary
- n. The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.
- n. biology The climatic adaptation of an organism that has been moved to a new environment.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.
WordNet 3.0
- n. adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)
Etymologies
- acclimatize + -ation (Wiktionary)
Examples
“One of the most subtle is that which in human geography is called acclimatization, "accommodation to new climatic conditions.”
“I rested in bed till dinner and kept myself hydrated which is very important in aiding acclimatization, which is what i have been doing all trek.”
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“While the behavior of a fearful dog can often be significantly ameliorated by careful training and acclimatization, on other occasions – and sometimes, despite your best efforts – a dog will remain fearful to the end of his days.”
“At altitude, the human body adjusts to taking more frequent, deeper breaths in a process called ventilatory acclimatization.”
“Keith is resting as I write this as it's late in the evening in Nepal but he should have reached Gorak Shep today, a frozen lake bed covered with sand that sits at 5,164m or approximately 17,000 vertical feet and is the final acclimatization stop before he reaches Everest base camp on Monday.”
“I've never really looked closely at data on acclimatization in the living room (or kitchen), preferring the traditional method.”
“As I descended into the shadowy depths of the general Googlesphere, I found articles on the acclimatization of zebrafish and milk production in dairy cows.”
“We are very happy about this opportunity and after some acclimatization problems during the first weeks (new place, new people, new language) our son seems to enjoy learning new words every day.”
“Maybe it was my classical acclimatization — respectful of Wagner, enamored of Richard Strauss — that made it easier for me to compartmentalize the personal scandal and the musical achievement.”
“His awkward movements and teetering animations relate a pubescent acclimatization.”
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