adaptational
English
Etymology
adaptation + -al
Adjective
adaptational (not comparable)
- Relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the adjustment of one thing to another; adaptive
- (biology) Applied to physiological or functional modifications of parts or organs, as distinguished from morphological or structural changes.
Related terms
References
- “adaptational”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.