Adaptation

Quick meaning: Adaptation is a noun meaning (uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.

Meaning

(uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.

More Meanings

1. (countable) A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment.
2. (uncountable, evolutionary theory) The process of change that an organism undergoes to be better suited to its environment.
3. (countable, evolutionary theory) An instance of an organism undergoing change, or the structure or behavior that is changed.
4. (uncountable) The process of adapting an artistic work from a different medium.
5. (countable, authorship) An artistic work that has been adapted from a different medium.
6. (sociology) The means by which social groups adapt to different social and physical environments.
7. (linguistics): (uncountable) The process of replacing a given morpheme of a source lexeme with an equivalent morpheme of the target lexeme, especially where the two morphemes are cognates.

Example Sentences

Plays are rich and suitable sources for adaptation to film.

It's staggering because these adaptations to your schedule can dramatically change your life forever.

To sum up, the Furka-Oberalp Railway is a good example of the adaptation of the rack-and-pinion system to a main line over mountainous terrain.

Lifestyle adaptation arises because people inevitably encounter a gap between the style of life they desire and the actual resources they control.

Word Forms

• adaptations
• adaption

Synonyms for adaptation

Depending on context, synonyms include version, adjustment.

Antonyms for adaptation

Common opposites include maladaptation.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include adjustment, version, adaption, adaptive, adapted, adapter.

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