Definitions for acclimation
ac·cli·ma·tion

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1. acclimatization, acclimatisation, acclimationnoun

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

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1. acclimationnoun

   The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate; acclimatization.

2. acclimationnoun

   The adaptation of an organism to its natural climatic environment.

3. Etymology: * First attested in 1826.

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1. acclimation

   ‹See Tfd› Acclimatization or acclimatisation (also called acclimation or acclimatation) is the process in which an individual organism adjusts to a change in its environment (such as a change in altitude, temperature, humidity, photoperiod, or pH), allowing it to maintain fitness across a range of environmental conditions. Acclimatization occurs in a short period of time (hours to weeks), and within the organism's lifetime (compared to adaptation, which is evolution, taking place over many generations). This may be a discrete occurrence (for example, when mountaineers acclimate to high altitude over hours or days) or may instead represent part of a periodic cycle, such as a mammal shedding heavy winter fur in favor of a lighter summer coat. Organisms can adjust their morphological, behavioral, physical, and/or biochemical traits in response to changes in their environment. While the capacity to acclimate to novel environments has been well documented in thousands of species, researchers still know very little about how and why organisms acclimate the way that they do.

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1. acclimation

   Acclimation refers to the process in which an individual organism adjusts to a gradual change in its environment, such as changes in temperature, humidity, light intensity, or different food types. These changes allow the organism to better survive or thrive in the new conditions. It is a short-term, usually reversible process that happens within the organism's lifetime and does not involve genetic changes or evolution.

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1. Acclimationnoun

   the process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate; acclimatization

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1. • Adaptation

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of acclimation in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of acclimation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of acclimation in a Sentence

1. Roger Goodell:

   I can see potentially a lot of things living from how we did our draft and implementing some of that coming up this year, we spent a lot of time in our collective bargaining agreement talking about how do we do our offseason in a way that promotes the health and safety of our players and also getting into the ramp-up to the season, including training camp period -- we call it the acclimation period -- and how we do that. We had an extended acclimation period because of the lack of time on the field during the offseason.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=acclimation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Acclimation
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acclimation
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acclimation