adaptation

🇺🇸 /ˌædæpˈteɪʃn/ 🇬🇧 /ˌædæpˈteɪʃn/
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Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-C1
noun
C1

changing to fit a new situation

Children need time for adaptation when they start at a new school.

C1

a movie or show made from a book or play

The film adaptation of the book was very popular.

R

how animals and plants change to live better in their environment

The camel's hump is an adaptation for storing water in the desert.

translation

n. changing to fit a new situation; a movie or show made from a book or play; how animals and plants change to live better in their environment

Word Forms

Plural adaptations