adjustment vs acclimation

acclimation vs adjustment

adjustment and acclimation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adjustment	Yes	No	No	No
acclimation	Yes	No	No	No

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

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

Other hyponyms of adjustment include acclimatisation, acclimatization, dedifferentiation, domestication, differentiation, specialisation, specialization.

adjustment (noun)	acclimation (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)
the act of adjusting something to match a standard
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

Difference between adjustment and acclimation

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