adaptation

== English == === Alternative forms === adaption (rare) === Etymology === From French adaptation, from Medieval Latin adaptātiō, from Latin adaptō (“to fit, adjust, modify; to adapt, fit or adjust to”); see adapt. Equivalent to adapt +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌæd.əpˈteɪ.ʃən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæd.æpˈteɪ.ʃən/ 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. (linguistics): (uncountable) The process of replacing a given morpheme of a source lexeme with an equivalent morpheme of the target lexeme, especially where the two morphemes are cognates. (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