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Definition of Adaptation

1. Noun. A written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form. "The play is an adaptation of a short novel"

2. Noun. The process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions).

3. Noun. (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light).

Definition of Adaptation

1. n. The act or process of adapting, or fitting; or the state of being adapted or fitted; fitness.

Definition of Adaptation

1. Noun. The quality of being adapted; adaption; adjustment. ¹

2. Noun. Adjustment to extant conditions: as, adjustment of a sense organ to the intensity or quality of stimulation; modification of some thing or its parts that makes it more fit for existence under the conditions of its current environment. ¹

3. Noun. Something which has been adapted; variation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Adaptation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Adaptation

1. 1. The adjustment of an organism to its environment or the process by which it enhances such fitness. 2. The normal ability of the eye to adjust itself to variations in the intensity of light, the adjustment to such variations. 3. The decline in the frequency of firing of a neuron, particularly of a receptor, under conditions of constant stimulation. 4. (a) the proper fitting of a denture, (b) the degree of proximity and interlocking of restorative material to a tooth preparation, (c) the exact adjustment of bands to teeth. 5. The adjustment of bacterial physiology to a new environment. Origin: L. Adaptare = to fit (18 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adaptation

adangle adansonia adansonias adapalene adapiform adapiforms adapoid adapoids adapt adaptabilities

adaptability adaptable adaptableness adaptably adaptation (current term) adaptation diseases adaptation syndrome of Selye adaptational adaptationally adaptationism

adaptationist adaptationists adaptations adaptative adaptatively adaptativeness adapted adaptedness adaptednesses

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