Conditioning

//kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process of modifying a person or animal's behaviour. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment wordnet
  3. 3
    Any preparation or training, especially athletic training of the body. countable, uncountable

    "England's superior conditioning began to show in the final quarter and as the game began to break up, their three-quarters began to stamp their authority on the game. And when Foden went on a mazy run from inside his own 22 and put Ashton in for a long-range try, any threat of an upset was when and truly snuffed out."

  4. 4
    The storage of a material specimen under specified temperature, humidity for a specified time prior to testing. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of condition form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms
absorption and regurgitationacclimationacclimatizationaccommodationaccustomingadaptation

Antonyms

All antonyms
heat

Example

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"We talked over Jack's plan to put in air conditioning, but could not come to a decision."

Related phrases

Pavlovian conditioningair conditioningair-conditioningclassical conditioningconditioning houseconditioning timeoperant conditioningsocial conditioning

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