adaptation 3
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
Hypernym
alteration 2
noun
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC
physiology 1
noun
the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
EnglishHyponym
the process of adjusting the eyes to low levels of illumination; cones adapt first; rods continue to adapt for up to four hours
the process of adjusting the eyes to relatively high levels of illumination; the pupil constricts and the cones system is operative
Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC
physiology 1
noun
the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
