Definitions of accommodation:

  • noun:   (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the lens of the eye
  • noun:   the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need
  • noun:   living quarters provided for public convenience
    Example: "Overnight accommodations are available"
  • noun:   in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality
  • noun:   a settlement of differences
    Example: "They reached an accommodation with Japan"
  • noun:   making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances