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(noun) (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the lens of the eye |
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Related Words: adjustment, alteration, domestication, habituation, modification, readjustment |
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(noun) the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need |
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Related Words: aid, assist, assistance, help, helping, service |
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(noun) living quarters provided for public convenience; "overnight accommodations are available" |
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Related Words: Cabin class, first class, living quarters, lodging house, quarters, rooming house, second class, stabling, steerage, third class, tourist class |
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(noun) in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality |
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Related Words: developmental learning |
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(noun) a settlement of differences; "they reached an accommodation with Japan" |
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Related Words: compromise, modus vivendi, settlement |
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(noun) making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances |
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Synonyms: adjustment, fitting |
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Related Words: advance, betterment, improvement |
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