Meaning of under-accommodate | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To adjust the focal point of the eye so that the image of the target falls short of the retina.
2. To inadequately accommodate; to fail to make enough adjustments or allowances to meet another's needs.

Examples

“The mean⟳ refractive error at six metres for the subjects was !-0.14D. and so the average total accommodation exerted was (0.14 + 2.51) 2.65D. for a dioptric distance of 3.0D. Thus, all of the observers under-accommodated for the near fixation distance when white light⟳ was used.”

“When Cegalis measured accommodative responses to changes in convergence distance caused by ophthalmic prisms, he found that although subjects initially under-accommodated the target⟳, they quickly adapted for near target⟳ distances, with no significant after-effects.”

“We have⟳ reported that defective accommodation is common in children with Down syndrome" even at 3 months of age;" that is, the children under-accommodate for near targets.”

“It is her job to neither over-accommodate nor under-accommodate the employees' needs.”

“Maintenance can occur⟳ when individuals resist⟳ change⟳ in communication. Physicians who believe⟳ that there is nothing that they can do if a cure is not possible may under-accommodate to patients with disabilities by indicating uneasiness, avoidance, and low rapport.”

“Older adults are also found to under-accommodate young people's needs by being overly nurturing, disapproving their behaviors, or not listening.”

“Sometimes we will under-accommodate or fail⟳ to appreciate, pay⟳ sufficient attention to, or be simply unwilling to take⟳ into account, the needs of the other party.”

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