Definitions for: Adaptation


[n] (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
[n] a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel"
[n] the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)



Webster (1913) Definition: Ad`ap*ta"tion, n. [Cf. F. adaptation, LL.
adaptatio.]
1. The act or process of adapting, or fitting; or the state
of being adapted or fitted; fitness. ``Adaptation of the
means to the end.'' --Erskine.

2. The result of adapting; an adapted form.

Synonyms: adjustment, version

See Also: acclimation, acclimatisation, acclimatization, adjustment, alteration, biological process, dark adaptation, dedifferentiation, differentiation, domestication, light adaptation, modernization, modification, organic process, piece of writing, specialisation, specialization, versification, writing, written material

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