adaptation

Definition of adaptation

noun:

• a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel". Synonyms: version.
• the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions). Synonyms: adaption, adjustment.
• (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light).

Related words

acclimation, acclimatisation, acclimatization, differentiation, domestication, modernization, specialisation, specialization, versification.

Rhymes with adaptation

abbreviation, abdication, aberration, ablation, abnegation, abomination, abrogation, acceleration, acclamation, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, accusation, acidification, activation, adjudication, administration, admiration.

Start with adaptation

adaptationally, adaptational, adaptations.

End with adaptation

preadaptation, coadaptation, maladaptation.