2) light adaptation. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...The process, chiefly involving constriction of the pupil, by which the eye adapts to an increase in illumination. light-aˇdapted (lt-daptid) -ADJECTIVE...

3) dark adaptation. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...The physical and chemical adjustments of the eye, including dilation of the pupil and increased activity of rods in the retina, that make vision possible in relative...

4) acclimatization. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...The physiological adaptation of an animal or plant to changes in climate or environment, such as light, temperature, or altitude....

5) maladaptation. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Faulty or inadequate adaptation....

6) adaptation. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...or situation. b. A composition that has been recast into a new form: The play is an adaptation of a short novel. 3. Biology An alteration or adjustment in structure...

7) maladaptive. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1. Marked by faulty or inadequate adaptation. 2. Not assisting or promoting adaptation....

8) retelling. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A new account or an adaptation of a story: a retelling of a Roman myth....

9) adaptive. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...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....

10) specialization. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1. The act of specializing or the process of becoming specialized. 2. Biology a. Adaptation, as of an organ or organism, to a specific function or environment. b....