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a. The act or process of adapting.

b. The state of being adapted.

a. 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.

b. A composition that has been recast into a new form: The play is an adaptation of a short novel.

3. Biology An alteration or adjustment in structure or habits, often hereditary, by which a species or individual improves its condition in relationship to its environment.

4. Physiology The responsive adjustment of a sense organ, such as the eye, to varying conditions, such as light intensity.

5. Change in behavior of a person or group in response to new or modified surroundings.

adap·tation·al adj.

adap·tation·al·ly adv.

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Adj.

adaptational - of or relating to adaptation

adaptative, adaptive - having a capacity for adaptation; "the adaptive coloring of a chameleon"

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