Accommodation - Definition

n 1: making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
[syn: adjustment, accommodation, fitting]
2: a settlement of differences; "they reached an accommodation
with Japan"
3: in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal
representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge
of reality
4: living quarters provided for public convenience; "overnight
accommodations are available"
5: the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to
meet a need
6: (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the
natural lens of the eye