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Verb
/ˈakləˌmāt/,/əˈklīmit/,
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acclimated, past participle; acclimates, 3rd person singular present; acclimating, present participle; acclimated, past tense;
  1. Become accustomed to a new climate or to new conditions
    • - it will take a few days to get acclimated to the altitude
  2. Respond physiologically or behaviorally to a change in a single environmental factor
    • - trees may acclimate to high CO2 levels by reducing the number of stomata
  3. Harden off (a plant)

  1. acclimatize: get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt"
  2. Acclimatization or acclimation is the process of an individual organism adjusting to change in its environment, allowing it to survive changes in temperature, water and food availability, other stresses and often relates to seasonal weather changes. ...
  3. (acclimated) accustomed, adapted or hardened to some environment
  4. (Acclimating) Allowing wood to adjust to the humidity in your home - wood expands and contracts based on the amount of moisture in the air.
  5. (Acclimation) the process of slowly introducing a fish to new water conditions.
  6. (Acclimation) letting flooring adjust to the environment in which it will be installed. This is crucial to prevent excessive expansion or contraction due to humidity in the air or other job conditions.
  7. (acclimation) The adjustment to changes in the climate or environment. Some materials may need time to acclimate before they are positioned in a kitchen or bath.
  8. (Acclimation) The act of allowing wood moisture content to become at equilibrium with the environment in which it will perform. (See EMC, Equilibrium Moisture Content)
  9. (Acclimation) Given a change of a single parameter, a readjustment of the physiology of an organism, reaching a new steady state.
  10. (Acclimation) A process allowing your hardwood floor to become accustomed to it's new environment.  Solid wood flooring should be delivered to the job site and allowed to become accustomed to the conditions in which it will be installed. Temperature and humidity should be monitored.
  11. (Acclimation) A process where seasoned lumber is stored in the area for equalization of moisture content prior to installation. Not required for engineered wood flooring.
  12. (Acclimation) Physical and physiological processes that prepare plants for temperature extremes.
  13. (Acclimation) The adaptation of the laminate floor to its installation environment.
  14. (Acclimation) The process of allowing animals to become accustomed to experimental conditions, usually in an artifical environment such as aquaria where temperature, lighting or water quality are artificially maintained.
  15. (Acclimation) The process of making aquatic animals become accustomed to a different aquatic system.
  16. (acclimation) Short-term physiologic responses to a stress, usually occurring within minutes or hours.
  17. (acclimation) The adjustment of a species to slowly changing conditions in an ecosystem, such as temperature. See also threshold effect.
  18. The adaptation of an organism to environmental changes.
  19. the process of introducing new bettas into your fishroom (or tank), gradually transferring them from their water to your water and new surrounding.
  20. to adapt to new environmental conditions.
  21. To introduce new fish into an aquarium or bowl by slowly letting them become accustomed to their new water and temperature.