| NOUN | communication | adaptation, version | a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form |
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| process | adaptation, adaption, adjustment | the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) | |
| act | adaptation | (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light) |
| Sounds | ae.dahptey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form. | |
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| Example | "the play is an adaptation of a short novel" | |
| Synonym | version | |
| Narrower | modernization | A modernized version (as of a play) |
| versification | A metrical adaptation of something (e.g., of a prose text) | |
| Broader | writing, written material, piece of writing | The work of a writer |
| Spanish | adaptación, versión | |
| Catalan | adaptació, versió | |
| Meaning | The process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions). | |
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| Synonyms | adaption, adjustment | |
| Narrower | acclimatization, acclimatisation, acclimation | adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment) |
| dedifferentiation | The loss of specialization in form or function | |
| domestication | adaptation to intimate association with human beings | |
| specialization, specialisation, differentiation | (biology) the structural / structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function | |
| Broader | organic process, biological process | A process occurring in living organisms |
| Spanish | adaptación biológica, adaptacion, adaptación | |
| Catalan | adaptació | |
| Verbs | adapt | adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions |
| Meaning | (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light). | |
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| Category | physiology | The branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms |
| Narrower | dark adaptation | The process of adjusting the eyes to low levels of illumination |
| light adaptation | The process of adjusting the eyes to relatively high levels of illumination | |
| Broader | alteration, modification, adjustment | The act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) |
| Spanish | adaptación | |
| Catalan | adaptació | |
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