adaptation

(noun)

noun

1. a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form

- the play is an adaptation of a short novel

Similar word(s): version

Definition categories: communication, writing

2. the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

Similar word(s): adaption, adjustment

Definition categories: process

3. (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)

Definition categories: act, adjustment, alteration, modification