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[uncountable, countable] adaptation (of something) (to something) (biology) the process of change by which a species becomes better suited to its environment. the adaptation of desert species to the hot conditions; Adaptations in plants occur over thousands of years.
Dec 14, 2023 · Mitigation and adaptation are the two major prongs of climate action: mitigation to limit the warming our planet will experience, and adaptation to help people adjust to the effects of climate change.
Jun 16, 2022 · Physiological adaptation (biology definition): a metabolic or physiologic adjustment within the cell, or tissues, of an organism in response to an environmental stimulus resulting in the improved ability of that organism to cope with its changing environment.
1 [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”
Adaptation refers to a wide range of measures to reduce vulnerability to climate change impacts, from planting crop varieties that are more resistant to drought to enhancing climate information and early warning systems to building stronger defences against floods.
Adaptation, in biology, the process by which a species becomes fitted to its environment; it is the result of natural selection’s acting upon heritable variation over several generations. Organisms are adapted to their environments in a variety of ways, such as in their structure, physiology, and genetics.
An adaptation is a heritable trait that has evolved through natural selection. Adaptation is closely related to biological fitness, which governs the rate of evolution as measured by change in …
