Meanings
plural acclimatizations · alternative acclimatisation
- countableuncountableThe act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.
Acclimatization to extreme climates is essential for survival.
2 more examples
The expedition paused to allow for proper acclimatization at base camp.
The scientist studied the acclimatization of plants introduced into new environments.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounadaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Old Frencha-
- Frencha-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱel-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱley-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱl̥néyti
- Proto-Hellenic*klíňňō
- Ancient Greekκλῑ́νω (klī́nō)
- Ancient Greekκλῐ́μᾰ (klĭ́mă)
- Latinclima
- Middle Frenchclimat
- Frenchclimat
- Frenchacclimater
- Englishacclimate
- Englishacclimatize
- Englishacclimatization
From acclimatize + -ation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian аклиматиза́ция
- аклиматиза́ция (aklimatizácija)the act of acclimatizing
Catalan aclimatació
- aclimatacióthe act of acclimatizing
Chinese Mandarin 适应
- 适应 (shìyìng)the act of acclimatizing
Czech aklimatizace
- aklimatizacethe act of acclimatizing
Dutch acclimatisatie, aanpassing
- acclimatisatiethe act of acclimatizing
- aanpassingthe act of acclimatizing
Finnish akklimatisaatio
- akklimatisaatiothe act of acclimatizing
French acclimatation
- acclimatationthe act of acclimatizing
German Eingewöhnung, Akklimatisierung
- Eingewöhnungthe act of acclimatizing
- Akklimatisierungthe act of acclimatizing
Greek εγκλιματισμός
- εγκλιματισμός (egklimatismós)the act of acclimatizing
Hebrew התאקלמות
- התאקלמות (hitaqlemut)the act of acclimatizing
Hungarian akklimatizálás, akklimatizálódás
- akklimatizálásthe act of acclimatizing
- akklimatizálódásthe act of acclimatizing
Indonesian aklimatisasi
- aklimatisasithe act of acclimatizing
Italian acclimatazione
- acclimatazionethe act of acclimatizing
Japanese 適応, 順応
- 適応 (tekiō)the act of acclimatizing
- 順応 (jun'nō)the act of acclimatizing
Malay pengikliman
- pengiklimanthe act of acclimatizing
Polish aklimatyzacja, aklimatyzacja
- aklimatyzacjathe act of acclimatizing
- aklimatyzacjabiology
Portuguese aclimação, aclimatação
- aclimaçãothe act of acclimatizing
- aclimataçãothe act of acclimatizing
Russian акклиматиза́ция, акклиматизи́рование
- акклиматиза́ция (akklimatizácija)the act of acclimatizing
- акклиматизи́рование (akklimatizírovanije)the act of acclimatizing
- привыка́ние (privykánije)the act of acclimatizing
Spanish aclimatación
- aclimataciónthe act of acclimatizing
Swedish acklimatisering
- acklimatiseringthe act of acclimatizing
Tagalog sakapanhunan
- sakapanhunanthe act of acclimatizing
Cite this entry
acclimatization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acclimatization
“acclimatization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acclimatization. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acclimatization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acclimatization.
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