Adaptation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌædæpˈteɪʃn|
Brit.
|ædəpˈteɪʃ(ə)n|
noun
- a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form (syn: version)
- (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
the play is an adaptation of a short novel
- the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) (syn: adjustment)- (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
Extra examples
His stage adaptation of the novel was a success.
The film is an adaptation of a book of the same title.
The insect's evolutionary adaptations enable it to be almost invisible even when sitting in the middle of a leaf.
The benefit of this adaptation of men to things is not always perceived.
He's working on a screen adaptation of his latest novel.
... might well offer fresh insights as to the character and extent of the social adaptation involved.
They first paired up in the screen adaptation of 'Grease'.
Word forms
noun
singular: adaptation
plural: adaptations
singular: adaptation
plural: adaptations
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