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a·dap·tive
(ə-dăp′tĭv)adj.
1. Relating to or exhibiting adaptation.
2. Readily capable of adapting or of being adapted: an adaptive worker; adaptive clothing for children with special needs.
a·dap′tive·ly adv.
a·dap′tive·ness, ad′ap·tiv′i·ty (ăd′ăp-tĭv′ĭ-tē) n.
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a•dap•tive
(əˈdæp tɪv)adj.
serving or able to adapt; showing or contributing to adaptation.
[1815–25]
a•dap′tive•ly, adv.
a•dap′tive•ness, n.
ad`ap•tiv′i•ty (ˌæd æp-) n.
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Adj. | 1. | adaptive - having a capacity for adaptation; "the adaptive coloring of a chameleon" maladaptive - showing faulty adaptation |
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adaptive
[əˈdæptɪv] ADJ the human body is remarkably adaptive → el cuerpo humano tiene una gran adaptabilidad or una gran capacidad de adaptaciónan adaptive reaction to an intolerable situation → una reacción de adaptación a una situación intolerable
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adaptive
adj ability, capacity → anpassungsfähig; adaptive response → Anpassungsreaktion f; adaptive mechanism → Anpassungsmechanismus m
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