Adaption vs. Adaptation

Adaption vs. Adaptation — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Adaption and Adaptation

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Adaptationnoun

(uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.

Adaptationnoun

(countable) A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment.

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The process of change that an organism undergoes to be better suited to its environment.

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An instance of an organism undergoing change, or the structure or behavior that is changed.

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(uncountable) The process of adapting an artistic work from a different medium.

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Adaptationnoun

An artistic work that has been adapted from a different medium.

Adaptationnoun

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

the play is an adaptation of a short novel

Adaptationnoun

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

Adaptationnoun

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