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acclimatization.

The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.

15 characters6 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/əˌklaɪ.mə.təˈzeɪ.ʃən/US
  1. The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.

    countable · uncountable
    The expedition paused to allow for proper acclimatization at base camp.
    Acclimatization to extreme climates is essential for survival.
  2. The climatic adaptation of an organism that has been moved to a new environment.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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.

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