Acclimatization (Noun)
Meaning
Adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment).
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The mountaineers had to undergo a thorough acclimatization process to adjust to the high altitude of the Himalayas.
- Acclimatization to the hot desert climate took several weeks for the tourists who had just arrived from a cold country.
- The company provides two weeks of acclimatization for employees who are relocating to a region with a significantly different temperature range.
- To aid in acclimatization, climbers are advised to ascend to higher altitudes gradually, allowing their bodies to adapt to the lower oxygen levels.
- The team of scientists spent months studying the acclimatization of plants to different environmental conditions in the laboratory.