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 Adaptations from wikipedia

- Structural adaptations are physical features of an organism, such as shape, body covering, armament, and internal organization. Behavioural adaptations are inherited...
- in fact, always adaptations built by natural selection for their functional role. This position is called "empirical adaptationism" by Godfrey-Smith...
- around 20 film adaptations to date. Another frequently adapted novel is Mary S****ey's Frankenstein, which has over 60 film adaptations, the most notable...
- a film adaptation, changing the context of factors such as audience or genre. One aspect that is usually considered for analyzing adaptations is the fidelity...
- This is a list of adaptations of Anna Karenina, the 1877 novel by Leo Tolstoy. 1992: Helen Edmundson's adaptation was produced by Shared Experience for...
- Filmmakers and others have made many adaptations of The Jungle Book stories by Rudyard Kipling. The stories, inspired by Kipling's life in India, were...
- psychological adaptations, in much the same way that it generated humans' anatomical and physiological adaptations. As with adaptations in general, psychological...
- wildfire-prone ecosystems often survive through adaptations to their local fire regime. Such adaptations include physical protection against heat, increased...
- Lear: A close study of the relationship between text and film. Screen Adaptations. A&C Black. ISBN 9781408144015. "Thailand bans Macbeth film Shakespeare...
- in BBC2's Theatre 625 anthology series as part of a season of Orwell adaptations sub-titled The World of George Orwell, on 28 November 1965. Long believed...