adaptation (n.)

  1. a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; the play is an adaptation of a short novel

    [ Syn: version ]

  2. the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

    [ Syn: adaption , adjustment ]

  3. (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)

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