Adaption — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹpəspɚɹəs/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈɪzɪbˌɒdɪɪʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈɪzɪbˌɒdɪɪʃ/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹpəspɚɹəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

adjustment adaptation

Word Forms

adapt	verb	adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
adjust	verb	adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Anpassung

der Prozess der Anpassung an etwas (z. B. Umweltbedingungen)

🇫🇷French

adaptation

le processus d'adaptation à quelque chose (comme les conditions environnementales)

🇪🇸Spanish

adaptación

el proceso de adaptación a algo (como las condiciones ambientales)

🇮🇹Italian

adattamento

il processo di adattamento a qualcosa (come le condizioni ambientali)

🇳🇱Dutch

aanpassing

het proces van aanpassing aan iets (zoals omgevingsomstandigheden)

🇵🇹Portuguese

adaptação

o processo de adaptação a algo (como condições ambientais)

🇷🇺Russian

адаптация

процесс адаптации к чему-либо (например, условиям окружающей среды)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रूपांतरण

किसी चीज़ के अनुकूल ढलने की प्रक्रिया (जैसे पर्यावरणीय स्थितियाँ)

🇧🇩Bengali

অভিযোজন

কিছুর সাথে খাপ খাইয়ে নেওয়ার প্রক্রিয়া (যেমন পরিবেশগত অবস্থা)

🇮🇳Tamil

தழுவல்

எதையாவது மாற்றியமைக்கும் செயல்முறை (சுற்றுச்சூழல் நிலைமைகள் போன்றவை)

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుసరణ

దేనికైనా అనుగుణంగా ఉండే ప్రక్రియ (పర్యావరణ పరిస్థితులు వంటివి)

🇮🇳Marathi

अनुकूलन

एखाद्या गोष्टीशी जुळवून घेण्याची प्रक्रिया (जसे की पर्यावरणीय परिस्थिती)

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનુકૂલન

કંઈક સાથે અનુકૂલન કરવાની પ્રક્રિયા (જેમ કે પર્યાવરણીય પરિસ્થિતિઓ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಂದಾಣಿಕೆ

ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಹೊಂದಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗೆ ಪರಿಸರ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಗಳು)

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊരുത്തപ്പെടുത്തൽ

എന്തെങ്കിലും പൊരുത്തപ്പെടുന്ന പ്രക്രിയ (പാരിസ്ഥിതിക സാഹചര്യങ്ങൾ പോലുള്ളവ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨੁਕੂਲਤਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਕੂਲ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਵਾਤਾਵਰਣ ਦੀਆਂ ਸਥਿਤੀਆਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

موافقت

کسی چیز کے مطابق ڈھالنے کا عمل (جیسے ماحولیاتی حالات)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

适应

适应某事物（例如环境条件）的过程

🇯🇵Japanese

適応

何か（環境条件など）に適応するプロセス

🇰🇷Korean

적응

무언가(예: 환경 조건)에 적응하는 과정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thích ứng

quá trình thích ứng với một cái gì đó (chẳng hạn như điều kiện môi trường)

🇹🇭Thai

การปรับตัว

กระบวนการปรับตัวเข้ากับบางสิ่งบางอย่าง (เช่นสภาพแวดล้อม)

🇮🇩Indonesian

adaptasi

proses adaptasi terhadap sesuatu (seperti kondisi lingkungan)

🇵🇭Filipino

adaptasyon

ang proseso ng pag-angkop sa isang bagay (tulad ng mga kondisyon sa kapaligiran)

🇲🇾Malay

penyesuaian

proses menyesuaikan diri dengan sesuatu (seperti keadaan persekitaran)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التكيف

عملية التكيف مع شيء ما (مثل الظروف البيئية)

🇮🇷Persian

سازگاری

فرآیند انطباق با چیزی (مانند شرایط محیطی)

🇹🇷Turkish

adaptasyon

bir şeye uyum sağlama süreci (çevresel koşullar gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

הסתגלות

תהליך ההסתגלות למשהו (כגון תנאי סביבה)

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