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acclimatization en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /əˌklaɪ.mə.təˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- French a- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néyti Proto-Hellenic *klíňňō Ancient Greek κλῑ́νω (klī́nō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek κλῐ́μᾰ (klĭ́mă)bor. Latin climalbor. Middle French climat French climat Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French acclimaterbor. English acclimate Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English acclimatize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English acclimatization From acclimatize + -ation.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.
   • Acclimatization to extreme climates is essential for survival.
   • The scientist studied the acclimatization of plants introduced into new environments.
   • The expedition paused to allow for proper acclimatization at base camp.
2. (countable, uncountable) The climatic adaptation of an organism that has been moved to a new environment.

Forms

Deriveds

deacclimatization · acclimatizational

Translations (38)

fr acclimatation (the act of acclimatizing) · ml പാരിസ്ഥിതികാനുകൂലനം (the act of acclimatizing) · pt aclimatação (the act of acclimatizing) · hu akklimatizálódás (the act of acclimatizing) · mk аклиматизација (the act of acclimatizing) · pl aklimatyzacja (the act of acclimatizing) · es aclimatación (the act of acclimatizing) · el εγκλιματισμός (the act of acclimatizing) · mk аклиматизирање (the act of acclimatizing) · sh аклиматизација (the act of acclimatizing) · ml ഇഴുകിച്ചേരൽ (the act of acclimatizing) · ru акклиматиза́ция (the act of acclimatizing) · cs aklimatizace (the act of acclimatizing) · fi akklimatisaatio (the act of acclimatizing) · ms pengikliman (the act of acclimatizing) · sh aklimatizacija (the act of acclimatizing) · sh aklimatiziranje (the act of acclimatizing) · ru привыка́ние (the act of acclimatizing) · he התאקלמות (the act of acclimatizing) · pt aclimação (the act of acclimatizing) · de Eingewöhnung (the act of acclimatizing) · pl aklimatyzacja (biology) · it acclimatazione (the act of acclimatizing) · ca aclimatació (the act of acclimatizing) · id aklimatisasi (the act of acclimatizing) · nl aanpassing (the act of acclimatizing) · sv acklimatisering (the act of acclimatizing) · tl sakapanhunan (the act of acclimatizing) · ja 適応 (the act of acclimatizing) · bg аклиматиза́ция (the act of acclimatizing) · hu akklimatizálás (the act of acclimatizing) · sh аклиматизирање (the act of acclimatizing) · ru акклиматизи́рование (the act of acclimatizing) · ja 順応 (the act of acclimatizing) · ia acclimatation (the act of acclimatizing) · nl acclimatisatie (the act of acclimatizing) · de Akklimatisierung (the act of acclimatizing) · cmn 适应 (the act of acclimatizing)