adaptation
/,ædəp'teɪʃən/
noun
10 letters4 syllables13 points in Scrabble®15 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1
The process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions).
2
A written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form.
“the play is an adaptation of a short novel”
3
(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light).
WORD FORMS
Related formadapt
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®13 points
Words With Friends®15 points
Double word26 points
Triple word39 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinadaptationway
Starts & ends withA … N
Syllablesad · ap · ta · tion
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