adaptation
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1 adjustment to a situation (n.) B2 Upper Intermediatethe process of changing your behavior or ideas to fit a new situation or environment.
the process of modifying behavior, physiology, or systems to suit new conditions or a changed environment.
ExampleThe adaptation to a new school can be difficult for many children at first.
ExampleSuccessful adaptation to the corporate culture required the new recruits to modify their communication styles significantly.
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2 biological change (n.) B2 Upper Intermediate Sciencea change in a plant or animal that helps it survive in its environment.
a heritable trait or process that increases an organism's fitness and survival within its specific habitat.
ExampleThe camel's hump is an adaptation that helps it survive in the desert.
ExampleThe thick fur of the polar bear is a primary biological adaptation to the extreme cold of the Arctic circle.
- evolutionary change
- mutation
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3 book to film (n.) B2 Upper Intermediatea movie, play, or television show that is based on a book.
a creative work rewritten or reworked from one medium into another, such as a novel becoming a screenplay.
ExampleThe film adaptation of the novel was even better than the book.
ExampleCritics praised the television adaptation for its faithful rendering of the author's complex narrative structure.
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4 societal survival (n.) C1 Advanced Academic Sciencethe way a group of people changes its lifestyle to survive in a specific place.
the mechanisms by which social groups adjust to their physical and social environments to ensure survival and stability.
ExampleThe community showed great adaptation by finding new ways to farm during the long drought.
ExampleSociologists study the cultural adaptation of migrant populations as they integrate into urban environments.
From French adaptation, from Medieval Latin adaptātiō, from Latin adaptō (“I fit, adjust, modify; I adapt, fit or adjust to”); see adapt. Equivalent to adapt + -ation.