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Verb
/əˈklīməˌtīz/,
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acclimatised, past participle; acclimatising, present participle; acclimatized, past tense; acclimatizes, 3rd person singular present; acclimatizing, present participle; acclimatises, 3rd person singular present; acclimatized, past participle; acclimatised, past tense;
  1. Acclimate
    • - they acclimatized themselves before ascending Everest
  2. Respond physiologically or behaviorally to changes in a complex of environmental factors

  3. Harden off (a plant)

  1. get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt"
  2. (acclimatization) adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)
  3. 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. ...
  4. To get used to a new climate; To make used to a new climate or one that is different from that which is natural; to inure or habituate to other circumstances; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate
  5. (Acclimatization) The process of becoming accustomed to new conditions (i.e., heat).
  6. (acclimatization) The adaptation of a living organism (plant, animal or micro-organism) to a changed environment that subjects it to physiological stress. Acclimatization should not be confused with adaptation (q.v.). cf acquired.
  7. (Acclimatization) Storing flooring on site to adjust to local humidity levels, which helps prevent future shrinking, swelling, or buckling; especially important with wood floors.
  8. (Acclimatization) The gradual adjustment of the body to new climatic or other environmental conditions, for example, the adjustment to low levels of oxygen at high altitudes.
  9. (Acclimatization) means temporary adaptation of the body to work in the heat that occurs gradually when a person is exposed to it. Acclimatization peaks in most people within four to fourteen days of regular work for at least two hours per day in the heat.
  10. (acclimatization (n)) The process by which an organism becomes better adapted to exist in an environment different from the one to which it was indigenous
  11. (acclimatization) An organism’s adjustment of its physiology, morphology, or behavior to lessen the effect of an environmental change and minimize the associated stress. [4]
  12. (acclimatization) Long-term physiologic responses to a stress, usually taking from days to months.
  13. Acclimatization is critical for anyone traveling to the mountains, especially above ...
  14. Acclimatization refers to phenotypic changes by an organism to stresses in the natural environment that result in the readjustment of the organism's tolerance.
  15. To adjust to changes in environmental variables.