Question 1 · Quick check
adaptive
CEFRC1
/əˈdæp.tɪv/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Able to change or adjust to new conditions.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailCapable of being adapted or of adapting; susceptible of or undergoing accordant change.
Examples
Spiders are very adaptive, especially when spinning a web.
The authors looked at two different adaptive radiations in the fossil record.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
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- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 3
- Synonyms
- 2
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsOf a trait: that helps an organism to function well in its environment.
Of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable.
Of a trait: that helps a person to function well in society.
More examples
In contextThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it issued a final rule allowing what’s called “adaptive driving beam headlights” on new vehicles. It will go into effect when published in the Federal Register in the next few days.
The real affinities of all organic beings, in contradistinction to their adaptive resemblances, are due to inheritance or community of descent.
That variation of germinal origin is a fact in organic nature is admitted on all hands, and that some variations are adaptive is also unquestioned.
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Origin
adjective
From adapt + -ive.