adaptation
[noun]
Synonyms:
- acclimatization, familiarization, naturalization
- conversion, adjustment, alteration, change, modification, transformation, variation, version

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ad‧ap‧ta‧tion AC /ˌædæpˈteɪʃən/ (also a‧dap‧tion /əˈdæpʃən/) noun
[Word Family: noun: adaptability, adaptation, adapter, ADAPTOR; adjective: adaptable, adapted; verb: adapt]

1. [countable] a film or television programme that is based on a book or play
adaptation of
the BBC adaptation of the best-selling book
television/film/stage etc adaptation
He’s working on a screen adaptation of his latest novel.

2. [uncountable] formal the process of changing something to make it suitable for a new situation
adaptation to
adaptation to the environment

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

adaptation
noun
I. a change/the process of changing
ADJ. successful | special
VERB + ADAPTATION make making adaptations to your home
ADAPTATION + VERB occur Adaptations in plants occur over thousands of years.
PREP. ~ for The Antarctic species have few special adaptations for polar life.
~ to adaptation to the workplace
PHRASES a process of adaptation The process of adaptation to a new school is difficult for some children.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

adaptation
II. film, TV programme
ADJ. film, screen, television/TV He specializes in screen adaptations of classic novels.
VERB + ADAPTATION film, make, produce

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲