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Deutsch: Anpassung / Español: Adaptación / Português: Adaptação / Français: Adaptation / Italiano: Adattamento /
The term adaptation may refer to any one of the following:
Deutsch: Adaptive Radiation / Español: Radiación Adaptativa / Português: Radiação Adaptativa / Français: Radiation Adaptative / Italiano: Radiazione Adattativa /
Adaptive radiation is the process in which numerous new species evolve to fill vacant and new ecological niches in changed environments, usually after a mass extinction.
An adaptive sampling strategy is a sampling strategy that allows modification of sampling design and analysis to adapt to changing objectives or to changing circumstances.
Adaptive trait --->adaptation
An Add-on Control Device is an Air Pollution control device such as Carbon Absorber or incinerator that reduces the pollution in an exhaust gas.
An Adequately Wet is Asbestos containing material that is sufficiently mixed or penetrated with liquid to prevent the release of particulates.
An adjournment is the end of a legislative day or session.