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Acclimatization

//əˌklaɪ.mə.təˈzeɪ.ʃən// noun

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

Etymology

From acclimatize + -ation.

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