Adaptation - Definition
adaptation
n 1: a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new
form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel" [syn:
adaptation, version]
2: the process of adapting to something (such as environmental
conditions) [syn: adaptation, adaption, adjustment]
3: (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as
the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)