| ACCLIMATING | • acclimating v. Present participle of acclimate. • ACCLIMATE v. (US) to habituate to a climate not native, also ACCLIMATIZE. |
| ACCLIMATION | • acclimation n. The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate; acclimatization. • acclimation n. (Biology) The adaptation of an organism to its natural climatic environment. • ACCLIMATION n. the act of acclimating. |
| ACCLIMATISE | • acclimatise v. Non-Oxford British spelling and New Zealand standard spelling of acclimatize. • ACCLIMATISE v. to accustom to a climate, also ACCLIMATIZE, ACCLIMATE. |
| ACCLIMATIZE | • acclimatize v. (Intransitive) To get used to a new climate. • acclimatize v. (Transitive) To make used to a new climate or one that is different from that which is natural; to inure… • ACCLIMATIZE v. to accustom to a climate, also ACCLIMATISE, ACCLIMATE. |
| BIOCLIMATIC | • bioclimatic adj. Of or pertaining to the relationship between living things and climate. • bioclimatic adj. (Architecture) Focused on providing a comfortable microclimate. • BIOCLIMATIC adj. of or relating to the relations of climate and living matter. |
| CLIMATISING | • climatising v. Present participle of climatise. • CLIMATISE v. to acclimatise, also CLIMATIZE. |
| CLIMATIZING | • climatizing v. Present participle of climatize. • CLIMATIZE v. to acclimatize, also CLIMATISE. |
| CLIMATOLOGY | • climatology n. The science that deals with climates, and investigates their phenomena and causes. • CLIMATOLOGY n. the study of the climates of the earth. |
| COLLIMATING | • collimating v. Present participle of collimate. • collimating adj. That collimates, or employs collimation. • COLLIMATE v. to make parallel; to adjust accurately the line of sight of (an optical instrument, such as a surveying telescope). |
| COLLIMATION | • collimation n. The act of collimating or something collimated. • collimation n. Aligning lenses along line of sight to minimize aberrations. • COLLIMATION n. the act of making parallel. |
| COLLIMATORS | • collimators n. Plural of collimator. • COLLIMATOR n. a telescope arranged and used to determine errors of collimation, both vertical and horizontal. |
| ECOCLIMATES | • ECOCLIMATE n. a local climate regarded as an ecological factor. |
| REACCLIMATE | • reacclimate v. (Transitive) To acclimate again; to reaccustom. |
| SUBLIMATING | • sublimating v. Present participle of sublimate. • SUBLIMATE v. to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form. |
| SUBLIMATION | • sublimation n. (Chemistry) The transition of a substance from the solid phase directly to the vapor state such that… • sublimation n. (Psychology) The transformation of an impulse into something socially constructive. • sublimation n. Elevation; exaltation; a making sublime. |