the act of improving something | the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need |
a change for the better; progress in development | (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye |
a condition superior to an earlier condition | living quarters provided for public convenience |
| in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality |
| a settlement of differences |
| making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances |