| NOUN | process | adaption, adaptation, adjustment | the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) |
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| Meaning | The process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions). | |
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| Synonyms | adaptation, 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 |
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