adaptación
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /adabtaˈθjon/ [a.ð̞aβ̞.t̪aˈθjõn] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /adabtaˈsjon/ [a.ð̞aβ̞.t̪aˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: a‧dap‧ta‧ción
Noun
adaptación f (plural adaptaciones)
- (uncountable) adaptation (the process of adapting something to a situation)
- Synonym: adecuación
- (countable) adaptation (a change made to suit a condition)
- Synonym: modificación
- (evolutionary theory, uncountable) adaptation (the process of change that an organism undergoes)
- (evolutionary theory, countable) adaptation (an instance of an organism undergoing change)
- (uncountable) adaptation (the process of adapting an artistic work)
- (countable) adaptation (an artistic work that has been adapted)
Related terms
Further reading
- “adaptación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024