accommodation

noun

1. 1

   (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye

2. 2

   the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need

3. 3

   living quarters provided for public convenience

   overnight accommodations are available

4. 4

   in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality

5. 5

   a settlement of differences

   they reached an accommodation with Japan

6. 6

   making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances