Meaning of adaptation | Babel Free

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1. adaptation (the process of adapting something to a situation)
2. The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
   uncountable
3. adaptation (a change made to suit a condition)
4. A change or adjustment in an animal or plant that increases its chance of survival in a specific environment. Adaptation can involve changes in a body part or in behavior: Wings are an adaptation of the forelimbs of a bird for flight.
5. A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment.
   countable
6. adaptation (the process of change that an organism undergoes)
7. An inherited feature that increases an organism’s chances of survival.
8. The process of change that an organism undergoes to be better suited to its environment.
   uncountable
9. adaptation (an instance of an organism undergoing change)
10. to change or alter (so as to fit a different situation etc). She always adapted easily to new circumstances; He has adapted the play for television. aanpas يُكَيِّف، يُلَائِم приспособявам adaptar přizpůsobit se; upravit anpassen; bearbeiten tilpasse; bearbejde προσαρμόζω, προσαρμόζομαιadaptarse kohanema, kohandama وفق دادن؛ تنظیم کردن mukautua adapter לְסָגֶל, לְעַבֵּד अनुकूल बनाना prilagoditi alkalmaz(kodik) menyesuaikan diri aðlaga adattarsi 適応させる 적응하다 pri(si)taikyti piemērot; pielāgot; ad...
    etc
11. An instance of an organism undergoing change, or the structure or behavior that is changed.
    countable
12. adaptation (the process of adapting an artistic work)
13. aanpassing تَكَيُّف، تَكْيِيف адаптация adaptação přizpůsobování; adaptace die Anpassung tilpasning; bearbejdning διασκευή, προσαρμογήadaptación kohanemine سازگاری mukautuminen adaptationהסתגלות, התאמה अनुकूलन prilagodba alkalmaz(kod)ás adaptasi aðlögun adattamento 適応 적응 prisitaikymas piemērošanās; pielāgošanās; adaptēšana adaptasi aanpassingtilpasning, bearbeidelseadaptacja توافق: دجوړ راتلو عمليه يا نتيجه، سمون ( دشرايطو سره ). adaptação adaptare адаптация úprava priredba prilagođavanje anp...
14. The process of adapting an artistic work from a different medium.
    uncountable
15. willing or able to change to fit in with different circumstances. Children are usually very adaptable. aanpasbaar قَابِل لِلتَكَيُّف приспособим maleável přizpůsobivý anpassungsfähig smidig; fleksibel; tilpasningsdygtig ευπροσάρμοστοςadaptable kohanemisvõimeline انطباق پذیر؛ سازگار mukautuva adaptable מִסְתָגֶל, נִיתָן לְהַתאִימוֹ अनुकूलनीय prilagodljiv alkalmazkodni tudó bisa beradaptasi aðlögunarhæfur adattabile 適応性のある 적응할 수 있는 lengvai prisitaikantis piemērojams; pielāgojams; adaptējams mud...
16. An artistic work that has been adapted from a different medium.
    countable
17. aanpasbaarheid قَابِلِيَّة التَكَيُّف приспособимост adaptabilidade přizpůsobivost die Anpassungfähigkeit fleksibilitet; tilpasningsevne προσαρμοστικότηταadaptabilidad kohanemisvõime سازگاری mukautuvuus adaptabilité כֹּשֶׁר הִסְתַגְלוּת , כּוֹשֶׁר הִסְתַגְלוּת prilagodljivost alkalmazhatóság, alkalmazkodási képesség kemampuan beradaptasi aðlögunarhæfni adattabilità 適応性 적응성 prisitaikymas piemērošanās/pielāgošanās spēja kebolehsesuaian aanpassingsvermogentilpasningsevneadaptacja جوړ راتلل adapt...
18. The means by which social groups adapt to different social and physical environments.
    countable, uncountable
19. a device which enables an electrical plug of one type to be used in a socket of another type, or several plugs to be used in the same socket at the same time. passtuk وَاصْلَة الكَهْرُبَاء адаптор adaptador adaptér, rozdvojka der Adapter adapter υποδοχή μπρίζας, πολύμπριζο ladrón, adaptador adapter آداپتور؛ سه شاخه sovitin adaptateurמתאם अनुकूलक adapter elosztó adaptor millistykki, tengi; straumbreytir adattatore 調整器具 어댑터 adapteris, garso ėmiklis adapters alat pembolehubah elektrik tussenstuk...
20. adaptación, ajuste.
21. The act or process of adapting.
22. Something, such as a device or mechanism, that is changed or changes so as to become suitable to a new or special application or situation.

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Examples

“To sum up, the Furka-Oberalp Railway is a good example of the adaptation of the rack-and-pinion system to a main line over mountainous terrain.”

“Lifestyle adaptation arises because people inevitably encounter a gap between the style of life they desire and the actual resources they control.”

“It's staggering because these adaptations to your schedule can dramatically change your life forever.”

“ACCLIMATIZATION, the process of adaptation by which animals and plants are gradually rendered capable of surviving and flourishing in countries remote from their original habitats, or under meteorological conditions different from those which they have usually to endure, and at first injurious to them.”

“This is the very method adopted, in the structure of the eye, to produce a perfect picture on the retina; it is an adaptation to the laws of light, and the property of color, in natural objects.”

“Plays are rich and suitable sources for adaptation to film.”

“Having partly a bibliographic value, and partly confirming the statements above as to Balzac's influence, the following details concerning theatrical adaptations of some of his novels may serve as a supplement to this chapter.”

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