adaptation vs light adaptation

light adaptation vs adaptation

adaptation and light adaptation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adaptation	Yes	No	No	No
light adaptation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, light adaptation is a hyponym of adaptation; that is, light adaptation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than adaptation:

adaptation: (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
light adaptation: the process of adjusting the eyes to relatively high levels of illumination; the pupil constricts and the cones system is operative

Other hyponyms of adaptation include dark adaptation.

adaptation (noun)	light adaptation (noun)
(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)	the process of adjusting the eyes to relatively high levels of illumination; the pupil constricts and the cones system is operative
a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

Difference between adaptation and light adaptation

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