ADAPTATION

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

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Etymology

Noun

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

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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

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