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ac⋅com⋅mo⋅da⋅tion
[uh-kom-uh-dey-shuh
n] 
–noun
| 1. | the act of accommodating; state or process of being accommodated; adaptation. |
| 2. | adjustment of differences; reconciliation. |
| 3. | Sociology. a process of mutual adaptation between persons or groups, usually achieved by eliminating or reducing hostility, as by compromise or arbitration. |
| 4. | anything that supplies a need, want, favor, convenience, etc. |
| 5. | Usually, accommodations.
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| 6. | readiness to aid or please others; obligingness. |
| 7. | a loan. |
| 8. | Ophthalmology. the automatic adjustment by which the eye adapts itself to distinct vision at different distances. |
| 9. | accommodation bill. |
Related forms:
ac⋅com⋅mo⋅da⋅tion⋅al, adjective
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Accommodation
Ac*com`mo*da"tion\, n. [L. accommodatio, fr. accommodare: cf. F. accommodation.]1. The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; -- followed by to. "The organization of the body with accommodation to its functions." --Sir M. Hale. 2. Willingness to accommodate; obligingness. 3. 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. 4. An adjustment of differences; state of agreement; reconciliation; settlement. "To come to terms of accommodation." --Macaulay. 5. The application of a writer's language, on the ground of analogy, to something not originally referred to or intended. Many of those quotations from the Old Testament were probably intended as nothing more than accommodations. --Paley. 6. (Com.) (a) A loan of money. (b) An accommodation bill or note. Accommodation bill, or note (Com.), a bill of exchange which a person accepts, or a note which a person makes and delivers to another, not upon a consideration received, but for the purpose of raising money on credit. Accommodation coach, or train, one running at moderate speed and stopping at all or nearly all stations. Accommodation ladder (Naut.), a light ladder hung over the side of a ship at the gangway, useful in ascending from, or descending to, small boats.
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Language Translation for : accommodation
Spanish:
alojamiento,
German:
die Unterkunft,
Japanese:
宿泊施設
Main Entry: ac·com·mo·da·tion
Pronunciation: &-"käm-&-'dA-sh&n
Function: noun
: an adaptation or adjustmentespecially of a bodily part (as an organ): as a : the automatic adjustment of the eye for seeing at different distances effected chiefly by changes in the convexity of the crystallinelens b : the range over which such adjustment is possible
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accommodation ac·com·mo·da·tion (ə-kŏm'ə-dā'shən)
n.
- The act or state of adjustment or adaptation.
- The automatic adjustment in the focal length of the lens of the eye to permit retinal focus of images of objects at varying distances.
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| accommodation (ə-kŏm'ə-dā'shən) Pronunciation Key
The adjustment in the focal length of the lens of the eye. Accommodation permits images at different distances to be focused on the retina. |
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