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==Etymology==
[[Latin]] accommodatus, past participle of accommodare, from ad- + commodare to make fit, from commodus suitable
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1550]
==Definitions==
:transitive verb
*1 : to make fit, suitable, or congruous
*2 : to bring into [[agreement]] or concord : [[Reconciliation|reconcile]]
*3 : to provide with something [[desired]], needed, or suited (as a helpful [[service]], a loan, or lodgings)
*4 a : to make room for
:b : to hold without crowding or inconvenience
*5 : to give [[consideration]] to : allow for <accommodate the special interests of various [[groups]]>
:intransitive verb :
*to adapt oneself; also : to undergo visual accommodation
==Description==
Most commonly, '''accommodation''' (in British usage) or accommodations (in American usage) refers to lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to [[travel]]ers in hotels or on cruise ships, or prisoners, etc.
It also refers to the [[process]] by which the vertebrate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye eye] [[changes]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_power optical power] to maintain a clear image ([[focus]]) on an object as its distance changes.
Accommodation acts like a reflex, but can also be [[consciously]] [[control]]led. Mammals, birds and reptiles vary the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_power optical power] by changing the form of the elastic lens using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciliary_body ciliary body] (in [[humans]] up to 15 diopters). Fish and amphibians vary the [[power]] by changing the distance between a rigid lens and the retina with muscles.
It is [[normally]] accompanied by a [[convergence]] of the eyes to keep them directed at the same point, sometimes termed accommodation convergence reflex.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accommodation_%28eye%29]
==See also==
*'''''[[Condescension]]'''''
[[Category: General Reference]]