Definitions for adaptation

Definitions for (noun) adaptation

Main entry: adaptation

Definition: (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)


Main entry: adaptation, version

Definition: a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form

Usage: the play is an adaptation of a short novel


Main entry: adaptation, adaption, adjustment

Definition: the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)


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