nnoun.communicationa written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new formSynset:version
Examples:- the play is an adaptation of a short novel
Hypernyms:piece of writing writing written material
Inherited Hypernyms:adaptationwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:modernizationversification
Full Hyponyms:modernizationversification
nnoun.processthe process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)Synset:adaption adjustment
Derivationally Related Form:adaptadjust
Hypernyms:biological process organic process
Inherited Hypernyms:adaptationorganic processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:acclimationacclimatisationacclimatizationdedifferentiationdifferentiationdomesticationspecialisationspecialization
Full Hyponyms:acclimatizationdedifferentiationdomesticationspecialization
nnoun.act(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)Topic:physiology
Hypernyms:adjustment alteration modification
Inherited Hypernyms:adaptationalterationchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:dark adaptationlight adaptation
Full Hyponyms:dark adaptationlight adaptation