Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The physiological adaptation of an animal or plant to changes in climate or environment, such as light, temperature, or altitude.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of acclimatizing; the process of
inuring to a new climate, or the state of being soinured . - noun biology The
climatic adaptation of anorganism that has been moved to a new environment.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)
Etymologies
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Examples
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One of the most subtle is that which in human geography is called acclimatization, "accommodation to new climatic conditions."
Introduction to the Science of Sociology Robert Ezra Park 1926
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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.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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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.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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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.
Martin Marks: In Soft Water Martin Marks 2011
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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.
Martin Marks: In Soft Water Martin Marks 2011
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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.
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At altitude, the human body adjusts to taking more frequent, deeper breaths in a process called ventilatory acclimatization.
Re-Entering New York's Atmosphere Joshua Robinson 2011
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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.
Martin Marks: In Soft Water Martin Marks 2011
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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.
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I've never really looked closely at data on acclimatization in the living room (or kitchen), preferring the traditional method.
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