acclimationn.

Brit.

/ˌaklᵻˈmeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌækləˈmeɪʃən/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: acclimate v., -ion suffix¹.

Etymology: < acclimate v. + -ion suffix¹ (see -ation suffix), by association with formations on verbs in -ate suffix³ (whereas in acclimate v. -ate is in fact part of the stem). Compare similarly acclimature n.

Now chiefly U.S.

The process or result of acclimating or of being acclimated to a new climate or environment.

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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [noun] > prevailing weather or climate > acclimatization

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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [noun] > to a particular climate

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1801 Crit. Rev. 32 558 The education and acclimation of fishes.

1826 T. Flint Recoll. Last Ten Years 132 The gradual process of acclimation.

1837 T. Bacon First Impressions Hindostan I. p. vii English residents in India imbibe peculiarities in the process of acclimation.

1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. iii. 26 I..could temper down at pleasure the abruptness of my acclimation.

1859 Sat. Rev. 12 Feb. 183/2 With such animals as these [sc. American deer] acclimation is comparatively easy.

1878 R. T. H. Bartley tr. P. Topinard Anthropol. ii. viii. 393 The words acclimation and acclimatization are not synonymous. The former is understood of the spontaneous and natural accommodation to new climatic conditions, the latter of the intervention of man in this accommodation.

1941 J. Agee & W. Evans Let us now praise Famous Men 109 All new burdens taken on, the early laboring, subservience, acclimation to insult.

1968 W. B. Vernberg in M. Florkin & B. T. Scheer Chem. Zool. II. iii. iv. 373 It is known that the habitat of the animal, locomotor activity, temperature, and acclimation to low oxygen pressures all affect the response of an organism to decreasing tensions.

2002 D. J. Randall et al. Eckert Animal Physiol. (ed. 5) 7 Acclimation refers to the same process as acclimatization when the changes are induced experimentally in the laboratory or in the wild by an investigator.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acclimation
释义	acclimationn. Brit. /ˌaklᵻˈmeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌækləˈmeɪʃən/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: acclimate v., -ion suffix¹. Etymology: < acclimate v. + -ion suffix¹ (see -ation suffix), by association with formations on verbs in -ate suffix³ (whereas in acclimate v. -ate is in fact part of the stem). Compare similarly acclimature n. Now chiefly U.S. The process or result of acclimating or of being acclimated to a new climate or environment. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [noun] > prevailing weather or climate > acclimatization acclimation1801 seasoning1807 acclimatement1823 acclimatation1825 acclimatization1826 climation1846 the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [noun] > accustomedness > action or fact of accustoming > by adaptation to circumstances shakinga1382 acclimation1801 acclimating1805 seasoning1807 acclimatizing1817 acclimatement1823 acclimatation1825 acclimatization1826 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [noun] > to a particular climate acclimating1805 acclimatizing1817 acclimatement1823 acclimature1823 acclimatation1825 acclimatization1826 acclimation1853 1801 Crit. Rev. 32 558 The education and acclimation of fishes. 1826 T. Flint Recoll. Last Ten Years 132 The gradual process of acclimation. 1837 T. Bacon First Impressions Hindostan I. p. vii English residents in India imbibe peculiarities in the process of acclimation. 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. iii. 26 I..could temper down at pleasure the abruptness of my acclimation. 1859 Sat. Rev. 12 Feb. 183/2 With such animals as these [sc. American deer] acclimation is comparatively easy. 1878 R. T. H. Bartley tr. P. Topinard Anthropol. ii. viii. 393 The words acclimation and acclimatization are not synonymous. The former is understood of the spontaneous and natural accommodation to new climatic conditions, the latter of the intervention of man in this accommodation. 1941 J. Agee & W. Evans Let us now praise Famous Men 109 All new burdens taken on, the early laboring, subservience, acclimation to insult. 1968 W. B. Vernberg in M. Florkin & B. T. Scheer Chem. Zool. II. iii. iv. 373 It is known that the habitat of the animal, locomotor activity, temperature, and acclimation to low oxygen pressures all affect the response of an organism to decreasing tensions. 2002 D. J. Randall et al. Eckert Animal Physiol. (ed. 5) 7 Acclimation refers to the same process as acclimatization when the changes are induced experimentally in the laboratory or in the wild by an investigator. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1801
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