noun [ C/U ] us / ˌæd·əpˈteɪ·ʃən, -ˌæp- / Add to word list something produced to adjust to different conditions or uses, or to meet different situations: [ C ] The movie was an adaptation of a novel. biology a characteristic of a plant or animal that makes it able to adjust to the conditions of a particular environment

adaptation noun [ C/U ] us / ˌæd·əpˈteɪ·ʃən, -ˌæp- / Add to word list something produced to adjust to different conditions or uses, or to meet different situations:

ad•ap•ta•tion /ˌædəpˈteɪʃən/ n. [uncountable] the act or process of adapting or the state of being adapted.

Definition of adaptation noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary adaptation noun /ˌædəpˈteɪʃn/, /ˌædæpˈteɪʃn/ (less frequent adaption /əˈdæpʃn/) [countable] a movie, play, or book that is based on a particular piece of work but that has been changed for a new situation a screen adaptation of Shakespeare's “Macbeth”