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counter-adaptation

count·er-ad·ap·ta·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koun-ter ad-uh p-tey-shuh n]
    • /ˈkaʊn tər ˌæd əpˈteɪ ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koun-ter ad-uh p-tey-shuh n]
    • /ˈkaʊn tər ˌæd əpˈteɪ ʃən/

Definitions of counter-adaptation word

  • noun counter-adaptation the act of adapting. 1
  • noun counter-adaptation the state of being adapted; adjustment. 1
  • noun counter-adaptation something produced by adapting: an adaptation of a play for television. 1
  • noun counter-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 counter-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 counter-adaptation Ophthalmology. the regulating by the pupil of the quantity of light entering the eye. 1
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Origin of counter-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 Counter-adaptation

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counter-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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