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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishADAPTATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ADAPTATION definition: 1. the process of changing to suit different conditions: 2. the process in which a living thing…. Learn more.

3. www.britannica.com › science › adaptation-biology-and-physiologyAdaptation | Definition, Examples, & Facts | Britannica

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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. Organisms are adapted to their environments in a variety of ways, such as in their structure, physiology, and genetics.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › adaptationAdaptation Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › AdaptationAdaptation - Wikipedia

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   For other uses, see Adaptation (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Adoption or Acclimatization. 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.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryADAPTATION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   ADAPTATION meaning: 1. the process of changing to suit different conditions: 2. the process in which a living thing…. Learn more.

7. www.imdb.com › title › tt0268126Adaptation. (2002) - IMDb

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   Adaptation.: Directed by Spike Jonze. With Nicolas Cage, Tilda Swinton, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper. A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › adaptationadaptation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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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.

9. www.bbc.co.uk › bitesize › articlesWhat is adaptation? - BBC Bitesize

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   Adaptation. Living things are adapted to their habitats. This means that they have special features that help them to survive. An African elephant, for example, lives in a hot habitat and has...

10. bio.libretexts.org › Courses › Gettysburg_College4.1: What is adaptation? - Biology LibreTexts

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    An adaptation is a heritable trait that has evolved through natural selection. Adaptation is closely related to biological fitness, which governs the rate of evolution as measured by change in …

11. www.nature.com › scitable › definitionadaptation | Learn Science at Scitable - Nature

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    adaptation. A process of change in a population that occurs under selective forces over time and through multiple generations, to produce genetic differences in future generations; the change in...