ADAPTION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

Synonyms:

adaptation; adaption; adjustment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("adaption" is a kind of...):

biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "adaption"):

acclimation; acclimatisation; acclimatization (adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment))

dedifferentiation (the loss of specialization in form or function)

domestication (adaptation to intimate association with human beings)

differentiation; specialisation; specialization ((biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function)

Derivation:

adapt (adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions)