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ADAPTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
Synonyms:
adaptation; adaption; adjustment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("adaption" is a kind of...):
biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "adaption"):
acclimation; acclimatisation; acclimatization (adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment))
dedifferentiation (the loss of specialization in form or function)
domestication (adaptation to intimate association with human beings)
differentiation; specialisation; specialization ((biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function)
Derivation:
adapt (adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions)
