ad·ap·ta·tion 
(ăd′ăp-tāshən)
(ăd′ăp-tāshən)n.
1.
a. The act or process of adapting.
b. The state of being adapted.
2.
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
a. Change or adjustment in structure or habits by which a species becomes better able to function in its environment, occurring through the course of evolution by means of natural selection.
b. A structure or habit that results from this process.
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.
ad′ap·tation·al adj.
ad′ap·tation·al·ly adv.
- exclusiveness
- exclusive of
- exclusive OR
- exclusivism
- exclusivist
- exclusivity
- excogitate
- excogitation
- excogitative
- excommunicable
- excommunicate
- excommunication
- excommunicative
- excommunicator
- excommunicatory
- excoriate
- excoriation
- excoriator
- excrement
- excremental
- excrementitious
- excrescence
- excrescency
- excrescent
- excrescently