accommodation

Nouns

  • (n) making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances adjustment, fitting,
  • (n) a settlement of differences
    • they reached an accommodation with Japan
  • (n) in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality
  • (n) living quarters provided for public convenience
    • overnight accommodations are available
  • (n) the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need
  • (n) (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye

Synonyms

adjustment fitting

Words of close approximity

accommodating accommodative
accommodational accommodation endorser accommodation ladder accommodation reflex