Adaptation Definition

ădăp-tāshən
adaptations
noun
adaptations
An adapting or being adapted.
Webster's New World
A thing resulting from adapting.
This play is an adaptation of a novel.
Webster's New World
Something, such as a device or mechanism, that is changed or changes so as to become suitable to a new or special application or situation.
American Heritage
A change in structure, function, or form that improves the chance of survival for an animal or plant within a given environment.
Webster's New World
A composition that has been recast into a new form.
The play is an adaptation of a short novel.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Adaptation

Noun

Singular:
adaptation
Plural:
adaptations

Origin of Adaptation

  • From French adaptation, from Medieval Latin adaptatio, from Latin adaptare; see adapt.

    From Wiktionary

Adaptation Sentence Examples

  • Progress is the result of adaptation, rather than reconstruction.

  • The short feet of the penguins are an adaptation.

  • The flowers show well-marked adaptation to their color and attract insects.

  • It is an adaptation of hide-the-thimble.

  • The adaptation of the Pulmonata to terrestrial life has entailed little modification of the internal organization.

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NONION

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