OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 26294

adaptive

/əˈdæp.tɪv/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
adaptativo
Of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable.
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 whe…
The real affinities of all organic beings, in contradistinction to their adaptive resemblances, are due to inheritance or community of descent.
adaptable
Capable of being adapted or of adapting; susceptible of or undergoing accordant change.
adaptativo
Of a trait: that helps a person to function well in society.