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adaptation

/ adaptation /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
Type of:
alteration modification adjustment
Kinds of:
dark adaptation light adaptation
Domain:
physiology
noun Sense 2
a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
"the play is an adaptation of a short novel"
Type of:
writing written material piece of writing
Kinds of:
modernization versification
noun Sense 3
the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
Type of:
organic process biological process
Kinds of:
acclimatization acclimatisation acclimation dedifferentiation domestication
Derived:
adjust conform adapt
Semantic Complexity
67%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
20
Times Searched
2
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alteration modification adjustment dark adaptation light adaptation writing written material piece of writing modernization versification organic process biological process