Compact frames (frames with sloping top tubes) start throwing these measurements off, at least as compared to traditional frames. Thus the concept of effective measurements (i.e what a measurement on a compact bike would equate to on a bike with a traditional frame) The top tube measurement is from the seat post to the head tube.
Acculturation A term which is generally defined as the exchange of cultural features (traditions, values, or religious beliefs comprising the way of life) which results when groups of individuals from different cultures come into continuous direct contact, resulting in an alteration in the cultural patterns of one or both groups.
- A -. acculturation. the process by which a culture is transformed due to the massive adoption of cultural traits from another society--it is what happens to a culture when alien traits diffuse in on a large scale and substantially replace traditional cultural patterns.daptive mechanism. a behavior, strategy, or technique for obtaining food and surviving in a particular environment. Successful adaptive mechanisms provide a selective advantage in the competition for survival with other life forms. For humans, the most important adaptive mechanism is culture.