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underaccommodation

underaccommodation noun: insufficient convergence; the situation where a speaker is underaccommodative.

Noun

underaccommodation (uncountable)

  1. 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
  2. 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...
  3. 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

  1. underacceptance
  2. underaccommodate
  3. underaccommodated
  4. underaccommodates
  5. underaccommodating
  6. underaccommodation
  7. underaccommodative
  8. underaccomplished
  9. underacetylated
  10. underacetylation
  11. underacetylations

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