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Acclimation Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Acclimation has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)

2

The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate; acclimatization.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
adaptation

Origin

This word comes from combining "acclimate" with the suffix "-ion." It first appeared in written English in 1801.

Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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