adaptation
(noun) (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
adaptation, version
(noun) a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; “the play is an adaptation of a short novel”
adaptation, adaption, adjustment
(noun) the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
adaptation (countable and uncountable, plural adaptations)
(uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
(countable) A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment.
(uncountable, evolutionary theory) The process of change that an organism undergoes to be better suited to its environment.
Antonym: maladaptation
(countable, evolutionary theory) An instance of an organism undergoing change, or the structure or behavior that is changed.
(uncountable) The process of adapting an artistic work from a different medium.
(countable, authorship) An artistic work that has been adapted from a different medium.
Source: Wiktionary
Ad`ap*ta"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. adaptation, LL. adaptatio.]
1. The act or process of adapting, or fitting; or the state of being adapted or fitted; fitness. "Adaptation of the means to the end." Erskine.
2. The result of adapting; an adapted form.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 March 2025
(noun) small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
