adaptation

== English == === Alternative forms === adaption (rare) === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌædəpˈteɪʃən/ (Canada, US) IPA(key): /ˌædæpˈteɪʃən/ (Indic) IPA(key): /əˌɖapˌʈeʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən Hyphenation: ad‧ap‧ta‧tion === Noun === adaptation (countable and uncountable, plural adaptations) (uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification. (countable) A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment. (uncountable, evolutionary theory) The process of change that an organism undergoes to be better suited to its environment. Antonym: maladaptation (countable, evolutionary theory) An instance of an organism undergoing change, or the structure or behavior that is changed. (uncountable) The process of adapting an artistic work from a different medium. (countable, authorship) An artistic work that has been adapted from a different medium. (sociology) The means by which social groups adapt to different social and physical environments. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin adaptātiōnem, from Latin adaptō (“to fit, adjust, modify; to adapt, fit or adjust to”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.dap.ta.sjɔ̃/ Rhymes: -ɔ̃ Homophone: adaptations === Noun === adaptation f (plural adaptations) adaptation (all senses) ==== Related terms ==== adapter ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: adaptatie→ Indonesian: adaptasi→ Malay: adaptasi → English: adaptation === Further reading === “adaptation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012