adaptation vs acclimatization

acclimatization vs adaptation

adaptation and acclimatization both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adaptation	Yes	No	No	No
acclimatization	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, acclimatization is a hyponym of adaptation; that is, acclimatization is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than adaptation:

adaptation: the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
acclimatization: adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)

Other hyponyms of adaptation include acclimation, acclimatisation, dedifferentiation, domestication, differentiation, specialisation, specialization.

adaptation (noun)	acclimatization (noun)
(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)	adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)
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 adaptation and acclimatization

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