LEARNit Dictionary
adaptation
noun
/ˌædæpˈteɪʃn/
UK
/ˌædæpˈteɪʃn/
US
C1+
OPAL
1
C1+
the action or process of changing something, or of being changed, to suit a new purpose or situation
انطباق, سازگاری, تغییر, تطبیق, مناسبسازی
2
C1+
a film, television drama or play that is based on a particular book or play but has been changed to suit the new medium
اقتباس, اقتباس نمایشی, اقتباس سینمایی, اقتباس تلویزیونی
a screen adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’
3
the process of change by which a species becomes better suited to its environment
سازگاری, انطباق
the adaptation of desert species to the hot conditions
Adaptations in plants occur over thousands of years.