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    acclimatization
    /əˌklʌɪmətʌɪˈzeɪʃn/

    noun

    • 1. the process or result of becoming accustomed to a new climate or to new conditions: "the most important feature of acclimatization to high altitude is an increase in the rate and depth of breathing"

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  2. Acclimatization is defined as a process where an organism adjusts its behaviour or physiology in response to changes in its environment. The changes in the physiology and behaviour of a single organism happens in a short period of time within its lifetime. It is also reversible across most cases.

  3. Acclimatization or acclimatisation (also called acclimation or acclimatation) is the process in which an individual organism adjusts to a change in its environment (such as a change in altitude, temperature, humidity, photoperiod, or pH), allowing it to maintain fitness across a range of environmental conditions.

  4. the process of changing to suit different conditions of life, weather, etc., or the act of making someone or something do this: Overseas drivers driving on the opposite side of the road for the first time may need a few days of acclimatisation. Inadequate acclimatization may lead to altitude sickness above 8,000 ft.

  5. the process of changing to suit different conditions of life, weather, etc., or the act of making someone or something do this: Visiting drivers driving on the opposite side of the road for the first time may need a few days of acclimatization. Inadequate acclimatization may lead to altitude sickness above 8,000 ft. Fewer examples.

  6. Acclimatization, any of the numerous gradual, long-term responses of an organism to changes in its environment. Such responses are more or less habitual and reversible should environmental conditions revert to an earlier state. The numerous sudden changes that evoke rapid and short-term responses.

  7. Understanding acclimatization is vital for comprehending how humans adapt and survive across various environments, especially as global climate change alters living conditions. Acclimatization informs us about temporary physiological responses that can protect health and enhance performance.

  8. acclimatization, Any of numerous gradual, long-term responses of an individual organism to changes in its environment. The responses are more or less habitual and reversible should conditions revert to an earlier state.