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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured. countable, uncountable

   "The expedition paused to allow for proper acclimatization at base camp."

2. 2
   adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment) wordnet
3. 3
   The climatic adaptation of an organism that has been moved to a new environment. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

acclimationacclimatisationaccommodationadjustmentclimatizationconditioning

Example

More examples

"The expedition paused to allow for proper acclimatization at base camp."

Etymology

From acclimatize + -ation.

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