Slow adjustment of an organism to new conditions in its environment.

Relationships Related Term:  cold storage staging Synonym:  conditioning n. ~ The process of allowing records or other materials to adapt to changes in temperature or humidity, especially when taken f [..]

1826, noun of action from acclimate, "by form-assoc. with words like narrate, narration, in which -ate is a vbl. ending: in acclimate it is part of the stem" [OED]. Coleridge has acclimateme [..]

Basically, same as acclimatization. Adaptation of living organisms to all aspects of the environment, not just the climatic. Examples of acclimation would be adjustment of plants to growth at elevated [..]

The adjustment of a plant to a climate zone that its not native to. acid soil:

 The adjustment of a plant to a climate zone that its not native to.

a reversible physical change in an adapting organism in response to environmental pressures.

The change in tolerance of an animal for a condition in its environment. acclimatization

The act of allowing wood moisture content to become at equilibrium with the environment in which it will perform (See EMC, Equilibrium Moisture Content)

The adjustment to changes in the climate or environment. Some materials may need time to acclimate before they are positioned in a kitchen or bath.

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

The process of getting used to a new climate or altitude.

Given a change of a single parameter, a readjustment of the physiology of an organism reaching a new steady state 

Change that occurs in an organism to allow it to tolerate a new environment.

The process of slowly introducing and adjusting fish or other organisms to new water conditions, usually following purchase or transport from one aquarium to another.

Adaptation to a new Environment or to a change in the old.

Adaptation to a new environment or to a change in the old. (12 Dec 1998)

adjustment to slowly changing new conditions.

the process of an organism adjusting to chronic change in its environment.

The process during which an individual organism undergoes morphological and/or physiological adaptation to one or more abiotic elements.

The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate; acclimatization. (biology) The adaptation of an organism to its natural climatic environment.