acclimation

English

Etymology

• First attested in 1826.
• acclimate +‎ -tion

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /æk.lə.ˈmeɪ.ʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən
• Homophone: acclamation

Noun

acclimation (plural acclimations)

1. The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate; acclimatization.
2. (biology) The adaptation of an organism to its natural climatic environment.

Translations

process of becoming acclimated

• Japanese: 適応 (ja) (てきおう, tekiō), 順応 (ja) (じゅんのう, jun'nō)
• Russian: привыкание (ru) (privykánije) n 

• Serbo-Croatian: aklimatiziranje (sh) n