adaptation
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1. (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light) (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | dark adaptation, |
| definition | : | the process of adjusting the eyes to low levels of illumination; cones adapt first; rods continue to adapt for up to four hours (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | light adaptation, |
| definition | : | the process of adjusting the eyes to relatively high levels of illumination; the pupil constricts and the cones system is operative (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | physiology, |
| definition | : | the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms (noun.cognition) |
2. a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | piece of writing, writing, written material, |
| definition | : | the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | modernization, |
| definition | : | a modernized version (as of a play) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | versification, |
| definition | : | a metrical adaptation of something (e.g., of a prose text) (noun.communication) |
3. the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) (noun.process)
| hyponym | : | dedifferentiation, |
| definition | : | the loss of specialization in form or function (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | domestication, |
| definition | : | adaptation to intimate association with human beings (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | adapt, adjust, conform, |
| definition | : | adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | adapt, adjust, conform, |
| definition | : | adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions (verb.change) |
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