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- Dictionaryadaptation/ˌadəpˈteɪʃn/
noun
- 1. the action or process of adapting or being adapted: "the adaptation of teaching strategy to meet students' needs" Similar
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the process in which a living thing changes slightly over time to be able to continue to exist in a particular environment, or a change like this: Evolution occurs as a result of adaptation to new environments. It's these evolutionary adaptations that make aphids and other insects so destructive. [ C ]
The meaning of ADAPTATION is something that is adapted; specifically : a composition rewritten into a new form. How to use adaptation in a sentence.
the process in which a living thing changes slightly over time to be able to continue to exist in a particular environment, or a change like this: Evolution occurs as a result of adaptation to new environments. It's these evolutionary adaptations that make aphids and other insects so destructive. [ C ]
adaptation. / ˌædəpˈteɪʃən; ˌædæp- / noun. the act or process of adapting or the state of being adapted; adjustment. something that is produced by adapting something else. something that is changed or modified to suit new conditions or needs.
to change, or to change something, to suit different conditions or uses: adapt something for something Davies is busy adapting Brinkworth's latest novel for television. The play had been adapted for (= changed to make it suitable for) children.
Adaptation is the act of changing something or changing your behaviour to make it suitable for a new purpose or situation.
adaptation. [uncountable, countable] the action or process of changing something, or of being changed, to suit a new purpose or situation. adaptation to something The process of adaptation to a new school is difficult for some children.
