adaptation
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(noun) (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light) |
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Related Words: adjustment, alteration, modification |
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(noun) a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form: "the play is an adaptation of a short novel" |
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Synonyms: version |
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Related Words: writing, written material |
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(noun) the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) |
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Synonyms: adjustment |
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Related Words: acclimation, acclimatisation, acclimatization, biological process, dedifferentiation, differentiation, domestication, organic process, specialisation, specialization |
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