accommodation

1. Making or becoming suitable;
   Adjusting to circumstances (synset 107384204)
   is a type of: advance, betterment, improvement - a change for the better; progress in development
   subtypes:

   • readjustment - the act of adjusting again (to changed circumstances)
   • domestication - accommodation to domestic life
   • habituation - a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions
   • shakedown - initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state
   same as: adjustment, fitting
2. A settlement of differences (synset 107192097)
   "they reached an accommodation with Japan"
   is a type of: settlement - a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
   subtypes:

   • modus vivendi - a temporary accommodation of a disagreement between parties pending a permanent settlement
   • compromise - an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
3. In the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality (synset 105763483)
   is a type of: developmental learning - learning that takes place as a normal part of cognitive development
4. Living quarters provided for public convenience (synset 102675001)
   "overnight accommodations are available"
   is a type of: living quarters, quarters - housing available for people to live in
   subtypes:

   • cabin class, economy class, second class - a class of accommodations on a ship or train or plane that are less expensive than first class accommodations
   • first class - the most expensive accommodations on a ship or train or plane
   • lodging house, rooming house - a house where rooms are rented
   • stabling - accommodation for animals (especially for horses)
   • steerage - the cheapest accommodations on a passenger ship
   • third class, tourist class - inexpensive accommodations on a ship or train
5. The act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need (synset 101213306)
   is a type of: aid, assist, assistance, help - the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
   subtypes: service - the performance of duties by a waiter or servant
6. (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye (synset 100194074)
   referred to in: physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
   is a type of: adjustment, alteration, modification - the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

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