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acclimated

/ˈæk.lɪm.eɪt.əd/

Meanings
verb
To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.

Examples :

"After a few weeks, the new students acclimated to the faster pace of learning at the university. "
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Related Words

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration learning

learning verb

/ˈlɜːnɪŋ/ /ˈlɝnɪŋ/

To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.

"My sister is learning to play the guitar. "

Illustration necessarily

necessarily adverb

/ˌnɛsəˈsɛɹəli/

Inevitably; of necessity.

"It is not necessarily true that children get their morals from their parents."

Illustration accustomed

accustomed adjective

/ə.ˈkʌs.təmd/

(of a person) Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions.

"accustomed to cold"

Illustration constant

constant noun

/ˈkɒnstənt/ /ˈkɑnstənt/

That which is permanent or invariable.

"The constant noise from the construction site made it hard to concentrate on my homework. "

Illustration university

university noun

/juːnɪˈvɜːsətiː/ /junɨˈvɝsəti/

Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.

"My older sister is attending university to study engineering. "

Illustration environment

environment noun

/-mɪnt/

The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest.

"The noisy environment of the school cafeteria made it difficult to concentrate on my homework. "

Illustration acclimatize

acclimatize verb

/ə.ˈklaɪ.mə.ˌtaɪz/

To get used to a new climate.

"After moving to a colder climate, the children needed time to acclimatize to the lower temperatures. "

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altitude noun

/ˈælt.ɪˌtjuːd/ /ˈælt.ɪˌtuːd/

The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level.

"As the altitude increases, the temperature gets lower, so remember to bring warm clothes to the mountains."

Illustration habituate

habituate verb

/həˈbɪtʃueɪt/ /həˈbɪtjueɪt/

To make accustomed; to accustom; to familiarize.

"The zookeeper tried to habituate the panda to the presence of people by gradually increasing the number of visitors near its enclosure. "

Illustration hardened

hardened verb

/ˈhɑːdn̩d/ /ˈhɑɹdn̩d/

To become hard (tough, resistant to pressure).

"The clay hardened in the sun. "

Illustration climate

climate noun

/ˈklaɪmɪt/

An area of the earth's surface between two parallels of latitude.

"The climate of the southern part of the state, between the 30th and 35th parallel, is generally warm and dry. "