acclimatisation

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noun

Non-Oxford British English and New Zealand standard spelling of acclimatization.

Similar
acclimatizationacclimation
OriginEnglish acclimatise ← French acclimater ← Middle French climat →
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Meanings

nounacclimatisation (countable and uncountable, plural acclimatisations)

plural acclimatisations

  1. countableuncountableNon-Oxford British English and New Zealand standard spelling of acclimatization.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounadaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)

Similar
acclimatizationacclimation
Broader
adaptationadaptionadjustment
Also see
acclimationacclimatization

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Old Frencha-
  6. Frencha-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱel-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱley-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱl̥néyti
  10. Proto-Hellenic*klíňňō
  11. Ancient Greekκλῑ́νω (klī́nō)
  12. Ancient Greekκλῐ́μᾰ (klĭ́mă)
  13. Latinclima
  14. Middle Frenchclimat
  15. Frenchclimat
  16. Frenchacclimater
  17. Englishacclimate
  18. Englishacclimatise
  19. Englishacclimatisation

From acclimatise + -ation.

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APA

acclimatisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acclimatisation

MLA

“acclimatisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acclimatisation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acclimatisation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acclimatisation.

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