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dark adaptation vs adaptation

adaptation vs dark adaptation

dark adaptation and adaptation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dark adaptation Yes No No No
adaptation Yes No No No
As nouns, adaptation is a hypernym of dark adaptation; that is, adaptation is a word with a broader meaning than dark adaptation:
  • dark adaptation: the process of adjusting the eyes to low levels of illumination; cones adapt first; rods continue to adapt for up to four hours
  • adaptation: (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
dark adaptation (noun) adaptation (noun)
the process of adjusting the eyes to low levels of illumination; cones adapt first; rods continue to adapt for up to four hours (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
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