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acclimation vs adaptation

adaptation vs acclimation

acclimation and adaptation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
acclimation Yes No No No
adaptation Yes No No No
As nouns, adaptation is a hypernym of acclimation; that is, adaptation is a word with a broader meaning than acclimation:
  • acclimation: adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)
  • adaptation: the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
Other hypernyms of acclimation include adaption, adjustment.
acclimation (noun) adaptation (noun)
adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment) (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
Difference between acclimation and adaptation

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