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Meaning of underaccommodation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. Insufficient convergence; the situation where a speaker is underaccommodative.
  2. The improper adjustment of the eye muscles so that the focal point of a target image falls short of the retina.
  3. Failure to provide adequate accommodation to the needs of someone.

Examples

“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.”
“...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].”
“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).”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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