Definition of Accommodation

1. Noun. Making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances.

Exact synonyms: Adjustment, Fitting
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"
Generic synonyms: Settlement
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.
Generic synonyms: Developmental Learning
Derivative terms: Accommodate, Accommodate

4. Noun. Living quarters provided for public convenience. "Overnight accommodations are available"

5. Noun. The act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need.
Specialized synonyms: Service
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.
Generic synonyms: Adjustment, Alteration, Modification
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

1. Adjustment, especially that of the eye for various distances resulting in pupil constriction or dilatation. Origin: L. Accommodare = to fit to (18 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Accommodation

accoma
accomas
accombination
accombinations
accommodability
accommodable
accommodableness
accommodate
accommodated
accommodatedness
accommodately
accommodateness
accommodates
accommodating
accommodatingly
accommodation (current term)
accommodation address
accommodation bill
accommodation endorser
accommodation ladder
accommodation ladders
accommodation of eye
accommodation of nerve
accommodation on arrival
accommodation paper
accommodation papers
accommodation reflex
accommodation train
accommodation trains
accommodational

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