adaptation
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
the play is an adaptation of a short novel
Types & categories
- written material hypernym
- modernization hyponym
- versification hyponym
Sense 2 noun
the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
Types & categories
- organic process hypernym
- acclimatization hyponym
- dedifferentiation hyponym
- domestication hyponym
- specialisation hyponym
Related & opposite
- conform derivation
Sense 3 noun
(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
Types & categories
- modification hypernym
- dark adaptation hyponym
- light adaptation hyponym
Related & opposite
- physiology domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | written material |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | modernization |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | versification |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | conform |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | organic process |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | acclimatization |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | dedifferentiation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | domestication |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | specialisation |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | physiology |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | modification |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | dark adaptation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | light adaptation |