Crossword clues for acclimation
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Acclimation \Ac`cli*ma"tion\, n. The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate; acclimatization.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1826, noun of action from acclimate.
Wiktionary
n. 1 The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate; acclimatization. 2 (context biology English) The adaptation of an organism to its natural climatic environment.
WordNet
n. adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment) [syn: acclimatization, acclimatisation]
Usage examples of "acclimation".
Others consider it merely the acquisition of a habit of taking every morning before breakfast a dose of bitters, composed of whiskey and assafoetida, out of the acclimation jug.
Just as starships and their interiors tended to evolve from the same basic template in order to reduce the acclimation time spent by Starfleet personnel when transferring from one duty assignment to another, the processing centers were designed in much the same manner.
First year was when cadets shed any lingering shyness- when acclimation to cramped fighting-ship quarters was accelerated by furnishing a single unwalled shower and toilet facility for all sexes.