sopeutuminen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- accommodation noun A place to stay, such as a room or house, especially for travellers or students.
- adaptation noun The process of adjusting something, or of adjusting to a new situation.
- adjustment noun A small change made to improve or correct something.
- orientation noun An introductory session or programme that familiarises new students, employees or members with a place and its procedures.
Senses
sopeutuminen is used for these senses in English:
- accommodation (countable, medical) The adjustment of the eye to a change of the distance from an observed object.
- accommodation (linguistics, sociolinguistics) Modification(s) to make one's way of communicating similar to others involved in a conversation or discourse.
- adaptation (uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
- adaptation (countable, evolutionary theory) An instance of an organism undergoing change, or the structure or behavior that is changed.
- adjustment The behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
- orientation (education) Events to orient new students at a school; events to help new students become familiar with a school.
accommodation — full definition
- noun A place to stay, such as a room or house, especially for travellers or students.
- noun A change or adjustment made to fit a particular need or situation.
adaptation — full definition
- noun The process of adjusting something, or of adjusting to a new situation.
- noun A book, story, or other work reshaped for a different medium, such as film or stage.
- noun (biology) A trait or change that helps a living thing survive better in its environment.