adaptational

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adjective

Relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the adjustment of one thing to another; adaptive

Similar
adaptiveadaptative
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English adaptation ← French adaptation →
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Meanings

adjectiveadaptational (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating or pertaining to adaptation, or the adjustment of one thing to another; adaptive
  2. not comparablebiologyApplied to physiological or functional modifications of parts or organs, as distinguished from morphological or structural changes.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or relating to adaptation

Similar
adaptiveadaptative
Also see
adaptativeadaptive

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ptós
  7. Proto-Italic*aptos
  8. Latinaptus
  9. Proto-Indo-European[Term?]
  10. Proto-Italic*apjō
  11. Latinapiō
  12. Latinaptō
  13. Latinadaptō
  14. Medieval Latinadaptātiō
  15. Frenchadaptation
  16. Englishadaptation
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  19. Englishadaptational

From adaptation + -al.

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APA

adaptational. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adaptational

MLA

“adaptational.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adaptational. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adaptational,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adaptational.

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