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   adaptation

   /ˌadəpˈteɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of adapting or being adapted: "the adaptation of teaching strategy to meet students' needs" Similar convertingconversionalterationmodificationadjustmentchangingtransformationremodellingrevampingreshapingreconstructiontailoringcustomizingadjustmentconformityacclimatizationaccommodationattunementfamiliarizationhabituationorientationconditioninginurementhardeningseasoningacculturationassimilationintegrationdomesticationnaturalizationblending infitting insettling insettling downacclimation
   • ▪ a film, television drama, or stage play that has been adapted from a written work: "a three-part adaptation of"
   • ▪ the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment: "living in groups is an adaptation to increase the efficiency of hunting"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French, from late Latin adaptatio(n-), from Latin adaptare (see adapt).

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   What does adaptation Mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! ADAPTATION definition: 1. the process of changing to suit different conditions: 2. the process in which a living thing…. Learn more.

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   What is a countable adaptation?

   • [countable] a film, television drama or play that is based on a particular book or play but has been changed to suit the new medium [uncountable, countable] adaptation (of something) (to something) (biology) the process of change by which a species becomes better suited to its environment Adaptations in plants occur over thousands of years.

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   What is the difference between adaptation and adaptedness?

   • 1. Adaptation is the evolutionary process whereby an organism becomes better able to live in its habitat or habitats. 2. Adaptedness is the state of being adapted: the degree to which an organism is able to live and reproduce in a given set of habitats.

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   How does adaptation occur?

   • The process of adaptation occurs through an eventual change in the gene frequency relative to advantages conferred by a particular characteristic, as with the coloration of wings in the moths.

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   Jun 3, 2012 · The meaning of ADAPTATION is something that is adapted; specifically : a composition rewritten into a new form. How to use adaptation in a sentence.

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   noun. the act of adapting. the state of being adapted; adjustment. something produced by adapting: an adaptation of a play for television. Biology.

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   adaptation, in biology, the process by which a species becomes fitted to its environment; it is the result of natural selection ’s acting upon heritable variation over several generations.

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   In biology, adaptation has three related meanings. Firstly, it is the dynamic evolutionary process of natural selection that fits organisms to their environment, enhancing their evolutionary fitness. Secondly, it is a state reached by the population during that process.

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   [uncountable, countable] adaptation (of something) (to something) (biology) the process of change by which a species becomes better suited to its environment. the adaptation of desert species to the hot conditions; Adaptations in plants occur over thousands of years.