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accommodation

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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.

accommodation
Noun
a place in which to sleep, live, or work

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.accommodationaccommodation - making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
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.accommodationaccommodation - 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.accommodationaccommodation - 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

accommodation
noun 1. housing, homes, houses, board, quartering, quarters, digs Brit. (informal) shelter, sheltering, lodging(s), dwellings
Translations
Spanish accommodation n, accommodations (US)
npl [əkɔməˈdeɪʃən(z)]alojamiento;
"accommodation to let" → "se alquilan habitaciones";
seating accommodation → asientos mpl

French 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

German accommodation [əkɔməˈdeɪʃən] accommodate nUnterkunft f;
accommodations accommodate (US) nplUnterkunft 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

Italian 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?

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Not only was the Hand-in-Hand inn crowded, but even the accommodation offered by the nearest town had proved barely sufficient to meet the public demand.
There was just the accommodation in her to sleep a man and a dog.
Now as this law, under a modified form, is to this day in force in England; and as it offers in various respects a strange anomaly touching the general law of Fast and Loose-Fish, it is here treated of in a separate chapter, on the same courteous principle that prompts the English railways to be at the expense of a separate car, specially reserved for the accommodation of royalty.
 
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