underaccommodation
underaccommodation noun: insufficient convergence; the situation where a speaker is underaccommodative.
Noun
underaccommodation (uncountable)
- Insufficient convergence; the situation where a speaker is underaccommodative.
- Friendships with members of a younger cohort may also be marked by underaccomodation, a linguistic phenomenon in which older adults engage in egocentric topic selection during conversation.2003, Charles M Dorn, John O. Greene, Brant Raney Burleson, Handbook of Communication and Social Interaction Skills, →ISBN, page 665
- The improper adjustment of the eye muscles so that the focal point of a target image falls short of the retina.
- ...attributed to the fact that infantile astigmatism can disrupt emmetropization by reducing an infant sensitivity to focusing signals, thus leading to underaccomodation or alignment impairment with a physiological fix of elongated eye ball [18].2016, Moheem Masumali Halari, Chidambra Dhariwal Halari, Otohinoyi David Adeiza, D'Souza Ryan Alex Francis, Igberi Ugochi Calista, Akanbi Hameed Ayotunde, “Prevalence of Eye Defects Among Medical...
- Failure to provide adequate accommodation to the needs of someone.
- Unfortunately, recent studies have shown that the ADA may not be having its intended impact.In fact, it appears that underaccomodation continues to be a major barrier to equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities (Braddock & Bachelder, 1994).2001, Burton Gummer, “Peer relationships in organizations: Mutual assistance, employees with disabilities, and distributive justice”, in Administration in Social Work, volume 25, number 4
Origin of underaccommodation
From under- + accommodation.
Questions about underaccommodation
- What does underaccommodation mean?
- Underaccommodation means insufficient convergence; the situation where a speaker is underaccommodative.
- What part of speech is underaccommodation?
- Underaccommodation is a noun.
Words near underaccommodation in the dictionary
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