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adaptation
  1. (uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
  2. (countable) A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment.
  3. (evolutionary theory) The process of change that an organism undergoes to be better suited to its environment.
  4. (evolutionary theory) An instance of an organism undergoing change, or the structure or behavior that is changed.
  5. (uncountable) The process of adapting an artistic work from a different medium.
  6. (countable) An artistic work that has been adapted from a different medium.
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  8. Examples:
    1. “The shape and form of the bungalow constantly underwent change and adaptation out of functional necessity.”
      “Most creatures are capable of adaptation when necessary.”
      “His modern adaptation of the classic would raise a few eyebrows.”
adaptationism
  1. (evolutionary theory) The view that many traits of organisms are evolved adaptations.
  2. (evolutionary theory) A set of methods for distinguishing traits resulting from adaptation from those arising through other processes.
  3. (pejorative) The belief that all traits are adaptations brought about by natural selection, when some are only functionless by-products (also called "spandrels")
  4. Examples:
    1. “This joint consideration of Darwinian adaptationism and ecology has, in fact, produced the discipline of behavioral ecology.”
      “That's the continental tradition as much as adaptationism is the English tradition.”
      “Bagemihl's narrow-sightedness reveals itself most importantly in his deep suspicion of adaptationism or anything that smacks of the sin of teleology.”
adapter
  1. One who is capable of adapting to differing situations.
  2. One who adapts a thing, e.g. a play.
  3. A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.
    1. Specifically, a device that permits two, three, or more plugs to be used at a single electrical power point.
    2. Specifically, a device that allows one format of plug to be used with a different format of socket.
    3. Specifically, an AC adapter: a device that reduces voltage and converts AC to DC to allow a battery-powered device to use mains power.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “A North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue spokesman said the cause of the blaze was an overloaded electrical socket adapter.”
      “He is an alchemist, not an adapter, as one can see by comparing any of his plays with its base original.”
      “After trying numerous outlets and reseating every part of the laptop adapter, I carried the whole mess back to the lab.”
adaptability
  1. The quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable.
  2. (biology) Variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions; susceptibility of an organism to that variation whereby it becomes suited to or fitted for its conditions of environment; the capacity of an organism to be modified by circumstances.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “Enzymes continually surprise scientists with their remarkable adaptability to extreme conditions.”
      “Influenza, whose genes evolve a million times faster than ours, is a master of adaptability.”
      “In his original theory of origins, Darwin attempted to explain how physical structures had adaptability advantages.”
adaptedness
  1. (uncountable) The state of being adapted; suitableness; fitness.
  2. (countable) The result of being adapted.
  3. Examples:
    1. “Further, he is interested only in the effect the groups have on organismic adaptedness and expected reproductive success.”
      “This may be the result of a departure from the environment of evolutionary adaptedness.”
      “This behavior does not need to be learned because it has been naturally selected in our ancestors' environment of evolutionary adaptedness.”
adaptness
  1. (archaic) The state of being fitted; adaptation; aptness
adaptableness
adaptivity
  1. The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The company's success in the competitive market was largely attributed to its adaptivity and ability to quickly respond to changing customer demands.”
      “To achieve these new levels of vigilance, safety, and adaptivity, we must fundamentally rethink how we program embedded systems.”
      “Not surprisingly, the combination of dynamic complexity and the ability to adapt is referred to as complex adaptivity.”
adaptiveness
  1. The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “With female adaptiveness she fell in with his humour, and looked at the world through his eyes.”
      “Personal skills like foreign language competence, team-player-abilities and adaptiveness are important, too.”
      “She was quick to see any improvement, she had adaptiveness and a pleasant temper.”
adaptitude
  1. Adaptedness; special aptitude.
adaptionism
  1. Alternative form of adaptationism
adaptionist
  1. Alternative form of adaptationist
adaptationist
  1. A supporter of adaptationism.
adaption
  1. (rare) Alternative form of adaptation
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Serious doubts about arrangements for the adaption of Skipton's Navigation House for people with learning disabilities were voiced last Thursday.”
      “And because the movie is an adaption of a novel, the script is just remarkably surreal.”
      “And it will be followed up by an all-new adaption of A Christmas Carol by touring drama group Europe.”
adaptor
  1. Alternative form of adapter
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “An adaptor on the back of the camera allows for hook up to devices such as motion detectors and doorbells.”
      “Luckily for me I had a three pin connector around from a much older case and was able to make my own adaptor.”
      “I got my Ps2 Network adaptor, it was a bit of a fiddle to set up but it works now.”
adaptativeness
adaptationists
  1. plural of adaptationist
adaptabilities
adaptivenesses
adaptionists
  1. plural of adaptionist
adaptednesses
  1. plural of adaptedness
adaptations
  1. plural of adaptation
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Six of these measurements capture cranial shape, and eight capture dental adaptations of both the upper and the lower jaw.”
      “Television dramas were usually adaptations of stage plays, and invariably about upper classes.”
      “No novelist can afford to be precious about the film adaptations of their work.”
adaptitudes
  1. plural of adaptitude
adaptivities
adaptions
  1. plural of adaption
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Many species have had to make unusual adaptions in order to live in the narrow, rock-strewn central channel.”
      “I can even understand some of the reservations concerning superhero adaptions and how certain heroes, if not all of them, appear onscreen.”
      “Doyle's screenplays for the film adaptions of his Barrytown Trilogy novels were brilliant.”
adaptors
  1. plural of adaptor
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The book's adaptors were Spanish playwright Pablo Ley and English dramatist Allan Baker and the director was Josep Galindo of Spain.”
      “Typical examples would be box gutter adaptors and boss end covers which are required in a woodgrain finish.”
      “As with most programs adapted from true events, the adaptors took some dramatic license.”
adapters
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