adaption
Noun
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The process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) (synset 113448251)
is a type of: biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organismssubtypes:
- acclimation, acclimatisation, acclimatization - adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)
- dedifferentiation - the loss of specialization in form or function
- domestication - adaptation to intimate association with human beings
- differentiation, specialisation, specialization - (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
same as: adaptation, adjustment
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