n.
Pronunciation: ə - ˌ kä-m ə - ' d ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Date: 1603
1 : something supplied for convenience or to satisfy a need: as a : lodging, food, and services or traveling space and related services ― usually used in plural <tourist accommodation s on the boat> <overnight accommodation s > b : a public conveyance (as a train) that stops at all or nearly all points c : LOAN
2 : the act of accommodating : the state of being accommodated: as a : the providing of what is needed or desired for convenience b : ADAPTATION , ADJUSTMENT c : a reconciliation of differences : SETTLEMENT d : the automatic adjustment of the eye for seeing at different distances effected chiefly by changes in the convexity of the crystalline lens also : the range over which such adjustment is possible
– ac · com · mo · da · tion · al \ -shn ə l, -sh ə -n ə l \ adjective