ACCLIMATION
Dictionary entry overview: What does acclimation mean? • ACCLIMATION (noun)
The noun ACCLIMATION has 1 sense:
1. adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)
Familiarity information: ACCLIMATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ACCLIMATION (noun)
Meaning:
Adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
acclimation; acclimatisation; acclimatization
Hypernyms ("acclimation" is a kind of...):
adaptation; adaption; adjustment (the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions))
| Learn English with... Proverbs of the week | |
"Cowards die many times, but a brave man only dies once." (English proverb)
"All dreams spin out from the same web." (Native American proverb, Hopi)
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend." (Arabic proverb)
"Heaven helps those who help themselves." (Corsican proverb)
Page delivered in 0.0519 seconds
|
