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Definition of Accommodation

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

2. Noun. A settlement of differences. "They reached an accommodation with Japan"

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"

5. Noun. The act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need.

6. Noun. (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye.

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

1. [n -S]

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

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