- acclimation
- noun Date: 1826 the process or result of acclimating; especially physiological adjustment by an organism to environmental change
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Acclimation — Ac cli*ma tion, n. The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate; acclimatization. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acclimation — acclimation. См. акклимация. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
acclimation — index compatibility, habituation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
acclimation — (n.) 1826, noun of action from ACCLIMATE (Cf. acclimate) … Etymology dictionary
acclimation — the process by which fish become used to new circumstances. Often used in adjusting to changes in temperature, water quality, lighting regimes, being netted, etc. in aquaculture or aquaria. Fish may be more susceptible to pathogens and eat poorly … Dictionary of ichthyology
acclimation — n. [L. ad, to; Gr. klima, climate] The habituation of an organism to a foreign or different climate or environment; acclimatization … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
acclimation — ac·cli·ma·tion (ăk lə māʹshən) n. 1. The process of acclimating or of becoming acclimated. 2. Acclimatization. * * * … Universalium
acclimation — noun The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate; acclimatization … Wiktionary
acclimation — SYN: acclimatization. * * * ac·cli·ma·tion .ak lə mā shən, .lī n acclimatization esp. by physiological adjustment of an organism to environmental change * * * ac·cli·ma·tion (ak″lĭ maґshən) physiological or psychological… … Medical dictionary
acclimation — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Adjustment to a changing environment: acclimatization. Biology: adaptation. See CHANGE … English dictionary for students
