ACCLIMATIZATION

acclimatization, acclimatisation, acclimation

(noun) adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

acclimatization (countable and uncountable, plural acclimatizations)

The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.

(biology) The climatic adaptation of an organism that has been moved to a new environment.

Source: Wiktionary


Ac*cli"ma*ti*za"tion, n.

Definition: The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured. Darwin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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