adaptive

adap*tive

adjective

{bc}providing, contributing to, or marked by {d_link|adaptation|adaptation} {bc}arising as a result of adaptation

adaptive cruise control

noun

{bc}a system in an automobile that can automatically adjust the settings of the {d_link|cruise control|cruise control} in response to external driving conditions

adaptive optics

noun

{bc}a telescopic system that improves image resolution by compensating for distortions caused by atmospheric turbulence

adaptive radiation

noun

{bc}evolutionary diversification of a generalized ancestral form with production of a number of adaptively specialized forms

coun*ter*ad*ap*ta*tion

noun

{bc}{d_link|adaptation|adaptation} of an organism (as in modification of behavior, physiology, or form) in response to an adaptation of another organism with which it regularly interacts