adaptive
Of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable.
Example
“The 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.”
Other meanings
Capable of being adapted or of adapting; susceptible of or undergoing accordant change.
Of a trait: that helps an organism to function well in its environment.
Related words
- coadaptive
- counteradaptive
- disadaptive
- idioadaptive
- inadaptive
- mechanoadaptive
- multiadaptive
- neuroadaptive
- osmoadaptive
- pathoadaptive
- photoadaptive
- proadaptive
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “adaptive” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.