| NOUN | event | accommodation, adjustment, fitting | making or becoming suitable |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | accommodation | a settlement of differences | |
| cognition | accommodation | in the theories of Jean Piaget | |
| artifact | accommodation | living quarters provided for public convenience | |
| act | accommodation | the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need | |
| act | accommodation | (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye |
| Sounds | ahkaa.mahdey'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | adjustment, fitting | |
| Narrower | domestication | accommodation to domestic / domestic life |
| habituation | A general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions | |
| readjustment | The act of adjusting again (to changed circumstances) | |
| shakedown | initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state | |
| Broader | improvement, betterment, advance | A change for the better |
| Spanish | ajuste, atemperación | |
| Verbs | accommodate | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose |
| accommodate | make (one thing) compatible with (another) | |
| accommodate | be agreeable or acceptable to | |
| Meaning | A settlement of differences. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "they reached an accommodation with Japan" | |
| Narrower | compromise | An accommodation in which both sides make concessions |
| modus vivendi | A temporary accommodation of a disagreement between parties pending a permanent settlement | |
| Broader | settlement | A conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it |
| Spanish | acomodo, acuerdo, adaptación, ajuste | |
| Verbs | accommodate | make (one thing) compatible with (another) |
| Meaning | In the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | developmental learning | Learning that takes place as a normal part of cognitive development |
| Spanish | acomodación | |
| Verbs | accommodate | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose |
| accommodate | make (one thing) compatible with (another) | |
| Meaning | living quarters provided for public convenience. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "overnight accommodations are available" | |
| Narrower | cabin class, second class, economy class | A class of accommodations on a ship or train or plane that are less expensive than first class accommodations |
| first class | The most expensive accommodations on a ship or train or plane | |
| lodging house, rooming house | A house where rooms are rented | |
| stabling | accommodation for animals (especially for horses) | |
| steerage | The cheapest accommodations on a passenger ship | |
| tourist class, third class | inexpensive accommodations on a ship or train | |
| Broader | living quarters, quarters | housing available for people to live in |
| Spanish | alojamiento, hospedaje | |
| Catalan | allotjament | |
| Verbs | accommodate | provide housing for |
| Meaning | The act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | service | The performance of duties by a waiter or servant |
| Broader | aid, assist, assistance, help | The activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose |
| Spanish | alojamiento | |
| Catalan | alberg, allotjament, hostatge | |
| Verbs | accommodate | provide a service or favor for someone |
| accommodate | provide with something desired or needed | |
| accommodate | provide housing for | |
| Meaning | (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | physiology | The branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms |
| Broader | alteration, modification, adjustment | The act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) |
| Spanish | acomodación | |
| Catalan | acomodació | |
| Adjectives | accommodational | of or relating to the accommodation of the lens of the eye |
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