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adaptation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | adaption, adjustment |
| Type of | organic process, biological process |
| Has types | differentiation, dedifferentiation, specialisation, specialization, acclimatization, acclimation, acclimatisation, domestication |
| Derivation | adapt |
adaptation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | version |
| Type of | written material, piece of writing, writing |
| Has types | modernization, versification |
the play is an adaptation of a short novel.
adaptation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | alteration, adjustment, modification |
| Has types | light adaptation, dark adaptation |
Examples of adaptation
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An off-Broadway stage adaptation opened in 2007 and ran for more than two years.
From the denverpost.com
Nick Stafford's stage adaptation opened at the National Theatre in October 2007.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Lookingglass Theatre presents Laura Eason's adaptation of Edith Wharton's novel.
From the suntimes.com
The adaptation process can be accelerated by varying the way a food is prepared.
From the nzherald.co.nz
There were moments when the adaptation of the original novel left me frustrated.
From the guardian.co.uk
Now comes another Hatcher adaptation to Olympia's fringe venue The Midnight Sun.
From the thenewstribune.com
Stage adaptation of the movie musical with songs by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane.
From the chron.com
This adaptation, with its bankable stars, may give the book a major sales spike.
From the independent.co.uk
It is not about physiological adaptation, but about changes in allele frequency.
From the scienceblogs.com
- A written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel"
- The process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
- (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
- (adaptational) of or relating to adaptation
- (adapt) make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"
- Adjust: adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"
- Adaptation is the evolutionary process whereby a population becomes better suited to its habitat. This process takes place over many generations, and is one of the basic phenomena of biology.
- The term u201Cadaptationu201D in computer science refers to a process, in which an interactive system (adaptive system) adapts its behaviour to individual users based on information acquired about its user(s) and its environment.
- In ocular physiology, adaptation is the ability of the eye to adjust to various levels of darkness and light.
