Adaptation
noun
The process of changing to fit a new situation or environment.
The adaptation of desert plants to dry conditions is amazing.
Often appears as...
- natural adaptation
- rapid adaptation
noun
A work of art, such as a film or book, that is based on another piece of art, such as a book or play.
The film is an adaptation of a book of the same title.
Often appears as...
- film adaptation
- musical adaptation
noun
The characteristic of an organism that helps it survive and reproduce in its environment.
The long beak of the hummingbird is an adaptation for feeding on nectar.
Often appears as...
- evolutionary adaptation
- biological adaptation
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The process of changing a product or system to suit different conditions or needs.
Further adaptation of the software is necessary to meet our needs.
Often appears as...
- software adaptation
- technological adaptation
noun
The process of changing to fit a new situation or environment.
The adaptation of desert plants to dry conditions is amazing.
Often appears as...
- natural adaptation
- rapid adaptation
noun
A work of art, such as a film or book, that is based on another piece of art, such as a book or play.
The film is an adaptation of a book of the same title.
Often appears as...
- film adaptation
- musical adaptation
noun
The characteristic of an organism that helps it survive and reproduce in its environment.
The long beak of the hummingbird is an adaptation for feeding on nectar.
Often appears as...
- evolutionary adaptation
- biological adaptation
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The process of changing a product or system to suit different conditions or needs.
Further adaptation of the software is necessary to meet our needs.
Often appears as...
- software adaptation
- technological adaptation
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3New Situations
Use 'adaptation' to talk about overcoming challenges when something changes in life or work.
His adaptation to city life was difficult but successful.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Instant
'Adaptation' suggests a gradual process, not a one-time event.
Learning a new language requires adaptation over time.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Outcome
The word often implies a successful change, although it's not always easy.
Her adaptation to the new software made her more efficient.
Pro Tip 1/3New Situations
Use 'adaptation' to talk about overcoming challenges when something changes in life or work.
His adaptation to city life was difficult but successful.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Instant
'Adaptation' suggests a gradual process, not a one-time event.
Learning a new language requires adaptation over time.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Outcome
The word often implies a successful change, although it's not always easy.
Her adaptation to the new software made her more efficient.
Pro Tip 1/3New Situations
Use 'adaptation' to talk about overcoming challenges when something changes in life or work.
His adaptation to city life was difficult but successful.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Instant
'Adaptation' suggests a gradual process, not a one-time event.
Learning a new language requires adaptation over time.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Outcome
The word often implies a successful change, although it's not always easy.
Her adaptation to the new software made her more efficient.
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Why is it so hard to...
Even if we solved those problems, we might face new ones. Cancer cells are masters of adaptation, adjusting their molecular and cellular characteristics to survive under stress. When they're bombarded by radiation or chemotherapy, some cancer cells can effectively switch on protective shields
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Filming The World's...
and it is but it's maybe it's not their ability to to fight and be deadly that's the key to the success maybe it's their parental care maybe it's their incredible adaptation so this deadliest bird in the world could also be a very caring parent and that's how he survives um that
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The three different ways...
Despite laying eggs and other adaptations that we associate more with non-mammals, like the duck-bill platypus's webbed feet, bill, and the venomous spur males have on their feet, they are, in fact, mammals. That's because they share the defining characteristics of mammalia
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Does grammar matter? -...
while descriptivists see variation and adaptation as a natural and necessary part of language. For much of history, the vast majority of language was spoken. But as people became more interconnected and writing gained importance,
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Eye vs. camera - Michael...
and accurately record what they see. But our eyes are remarkably efficient adaptations, the result of hundreds of millions of years of coevolution with our brains. And so what if we don't always see the world exactly as it is.
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12 sustainable design...
But what I am going to do is tell you that the most important thing, besides all of these adaptations, is the fact that these organisms have figured out a way to do the amazing things they do while taking care of the place
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The otherworldly...
animals bioluminesce to match the glow. Predators or prey looking up from below are deceived by this camoflauge, unable to see the creatures silhouette. Such otherworldly adaptations also arise from the need to locate
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How do animals see in...
it's the combination of these biological adaptations that gives nocturnal animals their unique visual powers. Imagine what it might be like to witness through their eyes the world that wakes up when the Sun goes down.
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The Secret World of...
dragonflies are intimately connected with freshwater ecosystems and it's the strategies and adaptations that dragonflies implore teach phase of their lifecycle but make them such a success in this habitat
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Why I think inside the...
for the last ten years one project is called psycho geographies and I like to think of it as a catalogue of humanity as a composite of infinite interactions between cultural adaptations and genetic
Video examples
Why is it so hard to...
Even if we solved those problems, we might face new ones. Cancer cells are masters of adaptation, adjusting their molecular and cellular characteristics to survive under stress. When they're bombarded by radiation or chemotherapy, some cancer cells can effectively switch on protective shields
Video examples
Filming The World's...
and it is but it's maybe it's not their ability to to fight and be deadly that's the key to the success maybe it's their parental care maybe it's their incredible adaptation so this deadliest bird in the world could also be a very caring parent and that's how he survives um that
Video examples
The three different ways...
Despite laying eggs and other adaptations that we associate more with non-mammals, like the duck-bill platypus's webbed feet, bill, and the venomous spur males have on their feet, they are, in fact, mammals. That's because they share the defining characteristics of mammalia
Video examples
Does grammar matter? -...
while descriptivists see variation and adaptation as a natural and necessary part of language. For much of history, the vast majority of language was spoken. But as people became more interconnected and writing gained importance,
Video examples
Eye vs. camera - Michael...
and accurately record what they see. But our eyes are remarkably efficient adaptations, the result of hundreds of millions of years of coevolution with our brains. And so what if we don't always see the world exactly as it is.
Video examples
12 sustainable design...
But what I am going to do is tell you that the most important thing, besides all of these adaptations, is the fact that these organisms have figured out a way to do the amazing things they do while taking care of the place
Video examples
The otherworldly...
animals bioluminesce to match the glow. Predators or prey looking up from below are deceived by this camoflauge, unable to see the creatures silhouette. Such otherworldly adaptations also arise from the need to locate
Video examples
How do animals see in...
it's the combination of these biological adaptations that gives nocturnal animals their unique visual powers. Imagine what it might be like to witness through their eyes the world that wakes up when the Sun goes down.
Video examples
The Secret World of...
dragonflies are intimately connected with freshwater ecosystems and it's the strategies and adaptations that dragonflies implore teach phase of their lifecycle but make them such a success in this habitat
Video examples
Why I think inside the...
for the last ten years one project is called psycho geographies and I like to think of it as a catalogue of humanity as a composite of infinite interactions between cultural adaptations and genetic
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Quote examples
Tom Burke
What I've gathered from people who are big fans of the 'Musketeers', they adore the books to the degree where an awful lot of them, even if they have problems with an adaptation, normally still lap it up because they just love the whole idea of it.
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Sebastian Faulks
British Novelist
As far as 'Birdsong' is concerned, I think the television program made a very honorable attempt at it, but the truth of the matter is that adaptations of long, ambitious books very seldom transfer well to the screen, and why would they?
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Lois Lowry
American Writer
Often in the past, there have been authors that were deeply disappointed in their adaptation, but that's because they haven't accepted the fact that a movie is a different thing, and it can't possibly be the same as the book.
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George C. Williams
American Scientist
I think that my main criticism in that book was directed at the general assumption that adaptation characterizes populations and species, rather than simply the individuals in the populations and species.
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John Logan
American Producer
Any adaptation - and I've done three in my career. I did 'Sweeney Todd' and 'Hugo' and 'Coriolanus.' It's important to find what makes it a movie as opposed to just a film presentation of a stage play.
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Quentin Tarantino
American Director
I actually want to do a theatrical adaptation of 'Hateful Eight' because I actually like the idea of other actors having a chance to play my characters and see what happens from that.
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Colombian Novelist
The truth is that I know very few novelists who have been satisfied with the adaptation of their books for the screen.
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Vetrimaaran
Indian Director
Characters, conflict and geography are things that must be considered while making movies from adaptations.
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John Crowe Ransom
American Poet
It is a miracle of harmony, of the adaptation of the free inner life to the outward necessity of things.
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Henry Miller
American Author
Whatever there be of progress in life comes not through adaptation but through daring.
Quote examples
Tom Burke
What I've gathered from people who are big fans of the 'Musketeers', they adore the books to the degree where an awful lot of them, even if they have problems with an adaptation, normally still lap it up because they just love the whole idea of it.
Quote examples
Sebastian Faulks
British Novelist
As far as 'Birdsong' is concerned, I think the television program made a very honorable attempt at it, but the truth of the matter is that adaptations of long, ambitious books very seldom transfer well to the screen, and why would they?
Quote examples
Lois Lowry
American Writer
Often in the past, there have been authors that were deeply disappointed in their adaptation, but that's because they haven't accepted the fact that a movie is a different thing, and it can't possibly be the same as the book.
Quote examples
George C. Williams
American Scientist
I think that my main criticism in that book was directed at the general assumption that adaptation characterizes populations and species, rather than simply the individuals in the populations and species.
Quote examples
John Logan
American Producer
Any adaptation - and I've done three in my career. I did 'Sweeney Todd' and 'Hugo' and 'Coriolanus.' It's important to find what makes it a movie as opposed to just a film presentation of a stage play.
Quote examples
Quentin Tarantino
American Director
I actually want to do a theatrical adaptation of 'Hateful Eight' because I actually like the idea of other actors having a chance to play my characters and see what happens from that.
Quote examples
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Colombian Novelist
The truth is that I know very few novelists who have been satisfied with the adaptation of their books for the screen.
Quote examples
Vetrimaaran
Indian Director
Characters, conflict and geography are things that must be considered while making movies from adaptations.
Quote examples
John Crowe Ransom
American Poet
It is a miracle of harmony, of the adaptation of the free inner life to the outward necessity of things.
Quote examples
Henry Miller
American Author
Whatever there be of progress in life comes not through adaptation but through daring.
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