light adaptation vs adaptation

adaptation vs light adaptation

light adaptation and adaptation both are nouns.

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

As nouns, adaptation is a hypernym of light adaptation; that is, adaptation is a word with a broader meaning than light adaptation:

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

light adaptation (noun)	adaptation (noun)
the process of adjusting the eyes to relatively high levels of illumination; the pupil constricts and the cones system is operative	(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)

Difference between light adaptation and adaptation

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