piece of writing, written material, writing - the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"

modernization - a modernized version (as of a play)

versification - a metrical adaptation of something (e.g., of a prose text)

acclimation, acclimatisation, acclimatization - adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)

dedifferentiation - the loss of specialization in form or function

domestication - adaptation to intimate association with human beings

biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms

specialisation, specialization, differentiation - (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo"

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

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

modification, adjustment, alteration - the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms