Definition of ACCLIMATIZATION

acclimatization

Meanings

Plural: acclimatizations

Noun

  • adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)
  • The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.
  • The climatic adaptation of an organism that has been moved to a new environment.

Origin / Etymology

From acclimatize + -ation.

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