accommodation

英[əkɒmə'deɪʃ(ə)n] 美[ə,kɑmə'deʃən]

1. making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

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 lens of the eye