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non-adaptation

non--ad·ap·ta·tion
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te ad-uh p-tey-shuh n]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ˌæd əpˈteɪ ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te ad-uh p-tey-shuh n]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ˌæd əpˈteɪ ʃən/

Definitions of non-adaptation word

  • noun non-adaptation the act of adapting. 1
  • noun non-adaptation the state of being adapted; adjustment. 1
  • noun non-adaptation something produced by adapting: an adaptation of a play for television. 1
  • noun non-adaptation Biology. any alteration in the structure or function of an organism or any of its parts that results from natural selection and by which the organism becomes better fitted to survive and multiply in its environment. a form or structure modified to fit a changed environment. the ability of a species to survive in a particular ecological niche, especially because of alterations of form or behavior brought about through natural selection. 1
  • noun non-adaptation Physiology. the decrease in response of sensory receptor organs, as those of vision, touch, temperature, olfaction, audition, and pain, to changed, constantly applied, environmental conditions. 1
  • noun non-adaptation Ophthalmology. the regulating by the pupil of the quantity of light entering the eye. 1
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Origin of non-adaptation

First appearance:

before 1600
One of the 39% oldest English words
1600-10; < Medieval Latin adaptātiōn- (stem of adaptātiō), equivalent to Latin adaptāt(us) (past participle of adaptāre to adapt; see -ate1) + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Non-adaptation

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non-adaptation popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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