TROPICALIZATION Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word tropicalization. (close relations)
Definition of TROPICALIZATION
Best Alternative Words for TROPICALIZATION
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acclimatization | nounn | |||||||
noun • adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment) | ||||||||
adaptation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form • the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) • (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light) | ||||||||
adjustment | nounn | |||||||
noun • making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances • the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) • the act of adjusting something to match a standard • the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) • an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances | ||||||||
conditioning | nounn | |||||||
noun • a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment | ||||||||
habituation | nounn | |||||||
noun • being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) • a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions | ||||||||
naturalization | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being brought into conformity with nature • the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship • the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous • changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology |