Definition of adaptations. Meaning of adaptations. Synonyms of adaptations

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Definition of adaptations

Adaptation
Adaptation Ad`ap*ta"tion, n. [Cf. F. adaptation, LL. adaptatio.] 1. The act or process of adapting, or fitting; or the state of being adapted or fitted; fitness. ``Adaptation of the means to the end.' --Erskine. 2. The result of adapting; an adapted form.

Meaning of adaptation from wikipedia

- an adaptation in biology is a trait with a current functional role in the life history of an organism that is maintained and evolved by
- adaptation. is a 2002 american semi-autobiographical drama metafilm directed by spike jonze and written by charlie kaufman .
- literary adaptation is the adapting of a literary source (e.g. a novel , short story , poem ) to another genre or medium , such as a film
- a film adaptation is the transfer of a written work, in whole or in part, to a feature film . it is a type of derivative work .
- adaptation to global warming and climate change is a response to climate change that seeks to reduce the vulnerability of biological
- adaptation: adaptation. file:homology vertebrates. svg , homologous bones in the limbs of tetrapods . the bones of these animals have the same
- (such as genetic drift and gene flow ), natural selection appears to be the most important mechanism for creating complex adaptations in nature.
- in ocular physiology , adaptation is the ability of the eye to adjust to various levels of darkness and light. efficiency: the human eye
- war of the worlds is a 2005 american science fiction disaster film and a loose adaptation of h. g. wells 's novel of the same name ,
- neural adaptation or sensory adaptation is a change over time in the responsiveness of the sensory system to a constant stimulus .