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Definition of Accommodation
1. Noun. Making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances.
Specialized synonyms: Readjustment, Domestication, Habituation, Shakedown
Generic synonyms: Advance, Betterment, Improvement
Derivative terms: Accommodate, Accommodate, Accommodate, Adjust, Fit, Fit
2. Noun. A settlement of differences. "They reached an accommodation with Japan"
Specialized synonyms: Modus Vivendi, Compromise
Derivative terms: Accommodate
3. Noun. In the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality.
4. Noun. Living quarters provided for public convenience. "Overnight accommodations are available"
Generic synonyms: Living Quarters, Quarters
Derivative terms: Accommodate
5. Noun. The act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need.
Generic synonyms: Aid, Assist, Assistance, Help
Derivative terms: Accommodate, Accommodate, Accommodate
6. Noun. (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye.
Category relationships: Physiology
Derivative terms: Accommodational
Definition of Accommodation
1. n. The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; -- followed by to.
Definition of Accommodation
1. Noun. (context: chiefly British usually pluralonly) Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers in hotels or on cruise ships, or prisoners, etc. ¹
2. Noun. The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; -- followed by '''to''' ¹
3. Noun. Willingness to accommodate; obligingness. ¹
4. Noun. Whatever supplies a want or affords ease, refreshment, or convenience; anything furnished which is desired or needful; -- often in the plural; as, the '''accommodations''' -- that is, lodgings and food -- at an inn - Sir W. Scott ¹
5. Noun. An adjustment of differences; state of agreement; reconciliation; settlement; compromise. ¹
6. Noun. The application of a writer's language, on the ground of analogy, to something not originally referred to or intended. ¹
7. Noun. (context: commerce) A loan of money ¹
8. Noun. (context: commerce) An accommodation bill or note. ¹
9. Noun. (context: legal) an offer of substitute goods to fulfill a contract, which will bind the purchaser if accepted ¹
10. Noun. (context: physiology biology) The adaptation or adjustment of an organism, organ, or part. ¹
11. Noun. (context: medical) The adjustment of the eye to a change of the distance from an observed object. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Accommodation
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Medical Definition of Accommodation
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