1. (

• adaptation ,
• version ,

) a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel" ;

2. (

• adaptation ,
• adaption ,
• adjustment

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

3. (

• adaptation ,

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