adaptation

nouns

a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form

"the play is an adaptation of a short novel"

adaptation, version

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

adaptation, adaption, adjustment

is derived from

(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)

adaptation

domain category

the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms

is a type of (narrower)

the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)