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acclimatisation vs adaptation

adaptation vs acclimatisation

acclimatisation and adaptation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
acclimatisation Yes No No No
adaptation Yes No No No
As nouns, adaptation is a hypernym of acclimatisation; that is, adaptation is a word with a broader meaning than acclimatisation:
  • acclimatisation: 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 acclimatisation include adaption, adjustment.
acclimatisation (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 acclimatisation and adaptation

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