Assimilation 247807 219479231 2008-06-15T12:41:11Z MaEr 2251424 /* See also */ + [[it:Assimilazione]] {{Wiktionary}} '''Assimilation''' (from Latin ''assimilatio''; "to render similar") may refer to more than one article: *[[Assimilation (linguistics)]], a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound *[[Cultural assimilation]], the process whereby a minority group gradually adopts the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture **Language shift or [[language assimilation]], the progressive process whereby a speech community of a language shifts to speaking another language **[[Americanization (of Native Americans)]], cultural assimilation of Native Americans in the United States **[[Jewish assimilation]] *[[Assimilation (biology)]], the conversion of nutrient into the fluid or solid substance of the body, by the processes of digestion and absorption *[[Assimilation (meteorology)]], the process of objectively adapting the model state (of a numerical weather prediction model) to observations in a statistical optimal way taking into account model and observation errors. *[[Assimilation (philosophy)]], incorporation of new concepts into existing schemes ==See also== * [[List of fictional assimilating races|Assimilating race]] in science fiction ** [[Assimilation (Star Trek)]], process used by the fictional ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[Borg (Star Trek)|Borg]] race to integrate a being into their collective structure ** Biological assimilation is also used by the [[Zerg]] in the ''[[StarCraft]]'' series as a way of incorporating the genetics of other species into their own genepool. ** In Superman, assimilation is the method of being stabbed or injected with [[kryptonite]] *In [[psychoanalysis]], a mutual penetration of conscious and unconscious contents *In [[Piaget]]ian [[developmental psychology]], one of the [[Constructivism_%28learning_theory%29#Constructivist_theory|twin processes whereby concepts are modified]] (along with accommodation) * In [[computer science]], the modification of anti-virus software to detect a new virus * In [[typesetting]], the symmetry property possessed in varying degrees by a typeface that creates mirror relationships and other similarities of form between letters * ''[[L'assimilande]]'', a novel by [[Paul Laurendeau]] about fast-paced linguistic assimilation triggered by a technical device called the ''glottophore''. {{disambig}} [[bg:Асимилация]] [[cs:Asimilace]] [[da:Assimilation (flertydig)]] [[de:Assimilation]] [[eo:Asimilado]] [[fr:Assimilation]] [[it:Assimilazione]] [[ko:동화 (동음이의)]] [[kk:Ассимиляция]] [[lt:Asimiliacija]] [[hu:Asszimiláció]] [[nl:Assimilatie]] [[ja:同化]] [[pl:Asymilacja]] [[ru:Ассимиляция (значения)]] [[simple:Assimilation]] [[sk:Asimilácia]] [[fi:Assimilaatio]] [[sv:Assimilation]] [[uk:Асиміляція]]