accommodative

[ uh-kom-uh-dey-tiv ]
/ əˈkɒm əˌdeɪ tɪv /

adjective

tending to accommodate; adaptive.

Origin of accommodative

First recorded in 1835–45; accommodate + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM accommodative

ac·com·mo·da·tive·ness, noun

Words nearby accommodative

accommodation line, accommodation platform, accommodation reflex, accommodation train, accommodationist, accommodative, accommodative asthenopia, accommodator, accompaniment, accompanist, accompany

Example sentences from the Web for accommodative

  • We must place the same claims to the diagnosis of muscular asthenopia as to that of the accommodative form.

    Schweigger on Squint |C. Schweigger

  • Early distaste for reading is often acquired by farsighted persons, owing to the strain on the accommodative apparatus.

    The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) |Various

  • The diagnosis of accommodative asthenopia is as a rule confirmed ex juvantibus; this cannot be asserted for the muscular form.

    Schweigger on Squint |C. Schweigger

Medical definitions for accommodative

accommodative
[ ə-kŏm′ə-dā′tĭv ]

adj.

Of or relating to accommodation.