Synonym: adaption, adjustment, version. Similar words: adaptable, adapt, adapt to, adaptive, proportional representation, degradation, captivation, station. Meaning: [‚ædæp'teɪʃn] 
n. 1. a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form 2. the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) 3. (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light).
n. 1. a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form 2. the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) 3. (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light). 
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1. This is an adaptation of a novel for the scenario.
2. The book described the adaptation of desert species to the hot conditions.
3. It's a fairly loose adaptation of the novel.
4. They first paired up in the screen adaptation of 'Grease'.
5. He's working on a screen adaptation of his latest novel.
6. The play is a stage adaptation of William Golding's novel.
7. The process of adaptation to a new school is difficult for some children.
8. The adaptation of the play for radio manuscript was easy.
9. This adaptation perfectly captures the spirit of Kurt Vonnegut's novel.
10. Last year he starred in the film adaptation of Bill Cronshaw's best-selling novel.
11. Most living creatures are capable of adaptation when compelled to do so.
12. Modern life often tests the limits of human adaptation.
13. One man's breakthrough is often another's trifling adaptation.
14. Is the size difference an adaptation to reduced competition?
15. Fatigue and adaptation do not occur to this degree in patients with central lesions. 3.
16. Explosive breeders also show a further adaptation to male competition - the development of enlarged nuptial pads on their hands.
17. Adaptation to a changing environment may be necessary as before to achieve traditional goals.
18. However,(http://sentencedict.com) the adaptation to changing potassium intakes is less rapid and less complete than for sodium.
19. Peter Barnes's adaptation from a republished novel by Elizabeth von Arnim opened quite promisingly.
20. The system represents a remarkable evolutionary adaptation of human behaviour patterns to the conditions of the rain forest.
21. Patterns of adaptation to city life vary across the different countries.
22. Leaving behind low living standards and poor conditions in work and study seems more like rejection than adaptation.
23. In systems connected loosely, such as ecosystems, economic systems, and cultural systems, a less structured adaptation takes place.
24. The relationship between grammar and lexis Grammar, then, can be seen as a resource for the adaptation of lexis.
25. I agreed on condition I had carte blanche as regards my adaptation of his text.
26. In these species mating occurs in early spring and rapid breeding may be an adaptation to avoid predation.
27. This shows that there was significant improvement in pointing after adaptation.
28. The disabled and frail elderly will, of course, have special requirements and will need to select a home with a view to adaptation.
29. There are several possible mechanisms which may be responsible for this adaptation.
30. It can also be used for V necks and cardigans with a little adaptation.
More similar words: adaptable, adapt, adapt to, adaptive, proportional representation, degradation, captivation, station, mutation, incantation, stationery, gestation, annotation, vegetation, dictation, agitation, denotation, invitation, limitation, habitation, stationary, levitation, plantation, hesitation, connotation, exultation, sanitation, exhortation, affectation, lamentation.