What is the meaning of accommodation?

noun

  • Making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances.
  • A settlement of differences.
    • usage: "they reached an accommodation with Japan"
  • In the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality.
  • Living quarters provided for public convenience.
    • usage: "overnight accommodations are available"
  • The act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need.
  • Physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye. (.
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