Definition of ADAPTATION

adaptation

Meanings

Plural: adaptations

Noun

  • a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
    • "the play is an adaptation of a short novel"
  • the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
  • (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
  • The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
  • A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment.
  • The process of change that an organism undergoes to be better suited to its environment.
  • An instance of an organism undergoing change, or the structure or behavior that is changed.
  • The process of adapting an artistic work from a different medium.
  • An artistic work that has been adapted from a different medium.
  • The means by which social groups adapt to different social and physical environments.

Origin / Etymology

From French adaptation, from Medieval Latin adaptātiō, from Latin adaptō (“I fit, adjust, modify; I adapt, fit or adjust to”); see adapt. Equivalent to adapt + -ation.

Antonyms

maladaptation

Scrabble Score: 13

adaptation is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
adaptation is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 15

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