1. Noun
The act or process of adapting, or fitting; or the state of being adapted or fitted; fitness.
2. Noun
The result of adapting; an adapted form.
3. Noun
A change or adjustment in structure or behavior to fit a new environment
4. Noun
(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
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5. 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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