adjustment vs acclimatisation

acclimatisation vs adjustment

adjustment and acclimatisation both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

adjustment (noun)	acclimatisation (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 acclimatisation

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