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Adaptation

nounid 5714·updated May 18, 2026
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(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)

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adaptionadjustment
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Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
§2
a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
§3
the process of changing or adjusting to something

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