accommodation

ac·com·mo·da·tion  (-km-dshn)

n.

1. The act of accommodating or the state of being accommodated; adjustment.

2. Something that meets a need; a convenience.

3. accommodations

a. Room and board; lodgings.

b. A seat, compartment, or room on a public vehicle.

4. Reconciliation or settlement of opposing views.

5. Physiology The automatic adjustment in the focal length of the lens of the eye to permit retinal focus of images of objects at varying distances.

6. A financial favor, such as a loan.

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accommodation

Noun

a place in which to sleep, live, or work

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accommodation  (-km-dshn)

The adjustment in the focal length of the lens of the eye. Accommodation permits images at different distances to be focused on the retina.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	accommodation - making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances adjustment, fitting readjustment - the act of adjusting again (to changed circumstances) domestication - accommodation to domestic life; "her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication" habituation - a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions betterment, improvement, advance - a change for the better; progress in development shakedown - initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state; "the new industry's economic shakedown"
	2.	accommodation - a settlement of differences; "they reached an accommodation with Japan" settlement - a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it modus vivendi - a temporary accommodation of a disagreement between parties pending a permanent settlement compromise - an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'"
	3.	accommodation - in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality developmental learning - learning that takes place as a normal part of cognitive development
	4.	accommodation - living quarters provided for public convenience; "overnight accommodations are available" 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 living quarters, quarters - housing available for people to live in; "he found quarters for his family"; "I visited his bachelor quarters" 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 tourist class, third class - inexpensive accommodations on a ship or train
	5.	accommodation - the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need service - the performance of duties by a waiter or servant; "that restaurant has excellent service" assist, assistance, help, aid - the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"
	6.	accommodation - (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye modification, adjustment, alteration - the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms

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accommodation

noun 1. housing, homes, houses, board, quartering, quarters, digs Brit. (informal) shelter, sheltering, lodging(s), dwellings

noun 2. adaptation, change, settlement, compromise, composition, adjustment, transformation, reconciliation, compliance, modification, alteration, conformity

Translations

accommodation n, accommodations (US)

npl [əkɔməˈdeɪʃən(z)] → alojamiento;

"accommodation to let" → "se alquilan habitaciones";

seating accommodation → asientos mpl

accommodation (US), accommodations [əkɔməˈdeɪʃən(z)] n(pl) → logement m;

he's found accommodation → il a trouvé à se loger;

"accommodation to let" (Brit) → "appartement or studio etc à louer";

they have accommodation for 500 → ils peuvent recevoir 500 personnes, il y a de la place pour 500 personnes;

the hall has seating accommodation for 600 (Brit) → la salle contient 600 places assises

accommodation [əkɔməˈdeɪʃən] accommodate n → Unterkunft f;

accommodations accommodate (US) npl → Unterkunft f;

have you any accommodation? accommodate → haben Sie eine Unterkunft?;

"accommodation to let" accommodate → "Zimmer zu vermieten";

they have accommodation for 500 accommodate → sie können 500 Personen unterbringen;

the hall has seating accommodation for 600 accommodate (Brit) → in dem Saal können 600 Personen sitzen

accommodation [əkɔməˈdeɪʃən], accommodations (US) [əkɔməˈdeɪʃənz] n(pl) → alloggio;

seating accommodation (BRIT) → posti a sedere;

"accommodation to let" (BRIT) → "camere in affitto";

have you any accommodation? → avete posto?