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adaptation
noun(ad-ap-ta-tion)something that is adapted; specifically : a composition rewritten into a new form
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noun(ad-ap-ta-tion)the act or process of adapting : the state of being adapted
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noun(ad-ap-ta-tion)adjustment to environmental conditions: such as
adaptation
noun(ad-ap-ta-tion)the process including dilation of the pupil, increase in sensitivity of the retinal rods, and regeneration of rhodopsin by which the eye adapts to conditions of reduced illumination
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noun(ad-ap-ta-tion)the process including contraction of the pupil and decrease in rhodopsin by which the eye adapts to conditions of increased illumination
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noun(ad-ap-ta-tion)adaptation of an organism (as in modification of behavior, physiology, or form) in response to an adaptation of another organism with which it regularly interacts; also : a favorable trait that arises as a result of counteradaptation
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noun(ad-ap-ta-tion)opposition to the effect of a drug or stimulus that is hypothesized to develop in an organism as a mechanism to maintain homeostasis