adaptation

A noun referring to the process of adjusting to new conditions, or a work that has been modified for a new medium or purpose.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее процесс приспособления к новым условиям или произведение, изменённое для новой среды или цели.esSustantivo que designa el proceso de ajustarse a nuevas condiciones o el producto modificado para un nuevo medio o propósito.frNom désignant le processus d'ajustement à de nouvelles conditions, ou une œuvre modifiée pour un nouveau support ou un nouveau public.deSubstantiv, das den Prozess der Anpassung an neue Bedingungen oder ein für eine neue Umgebung oder einen neuen Zweck verändertes Werk bezeichnet.ptSubstantivo que designa o processo de adaptação a novas condições ou uma obra modificada para um novo meio ou finalidade.zh指适应新环境或新条件的过程，也指为适应新环境或新目的而改编的作品。arاسم يشير إلى عملية التكيف أو التلاؤم مع ظروف جديدة، وكذلك إلى عمل فني أو نص أعيدت صياغته ليناسب بيئة أو غرضًا جديدًا.

1. Creative adaptation B2 formal art

   A written work, such as a novel, that has been recast in a new form, like a film or play.

   • The film is an adaptation of a classic novel.
   • She wrote a stage adaptation of the popular book.
   • The director's adaptation stayed true to the original story.

   ruАдаптацияesAdaptación creativafrAdaptation créativedeAdaptionptAdaptaçãozh改编arاقتباس فني

   Synonymes: dramatizationreinterpretationremakeversion

   Antonymes: original

2. Process of adjusting B2 formal scientific

   The process of adjusting to new conditions, such as environmental changes.

   • Animals show remarkable adaptation to their habitats.
   • The plant's adaptation to drought allows it to survive in dry climates.
   • Human adaptation to high altitudes involves physiological changes.

   ruАдаптацияesAdaptación (proceso de ajuste)frAdaptation (processus d'ajustement)deAnpassungptAdaptaçãozh适应arالتكيف

   Synonymes: acclimatizationaccommodationadjustmenthabituationmodification

   Antonymes: inflexibilitystagnation

3. Physiological adjustment C1 formal medical

   The responsive adjustment of a sense organ, like the eye, to varying conditions, such as light.

   • The eye's adaptation to darkness takes several minutes.
   • Pupil dilation is part of the adaptation to low light.
   • Sensory adaptation helps us ignore constant background noise.

   ruФизиологическая адаптацияesAdaptación fisiológicafrAdaptation physiologiquedePhysiologische AnpassungptAdaptação fisiológicazh生理适应arالتكيّف الفسيولوجي

   Synonymes: adjustment

• adaptations plural form
• adaptations' possessive plural form
• adaptation's possessive singular form