conditioning
noun/kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ/
1
The process of modifying a person or animal's behaviour.
2
Any preparation or training, especially athletic training of the body.
- England's superior conditioning began to show in the final quarter and as the game began to break up, their three-quarters began to stamp their authority on the game. And when Foden went on a mazy run from inside his own 22 and put Ashton in for a long-range try, any threat of an upset was when and truly snuffed out.2011 September 18, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia”, in BBC Sport:
3
The storage of a material specimen under specified temperature, humidity for a specified time prior to testing.
- Derived terms
- air-conditioning, air conditioning, classical conditioning, conditioning house, conditioning time, counterconditioning, operant conditioning, Pavlovian conditioning, postconditioning, pseudoconditioning, social conditioning