n. The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.
n. The climatic adaptation of an organism that has been moved to a new environment.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act or process of acclimatizing, or state of being acclimatized; the modification of physical constitution which enables a race or an individual to live in health in a foreign climate.
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n. adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)
Word Usage
"One of the most subtle is that which in human geography is called acclimatization, "accommodation to new climatic conditions.""