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How to pronounce “adaptive”
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Pronunciation guide for adaptive
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of adaptive with real speech in context.
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- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- W. M. Keck Observatory
our building of new instruments, and what we'll talk about as adaptive optics
- Definition summary
- Of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable.
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How to pronounce adaptive
W. M. Keck Observatory

our building of new instruments, and what we'll talk about as adaptive optics
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “adaptive”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable.
- Capable of being adapted or of adapting; susceptible of or undergoing accordant change.
- (evolutionary theory) Of a trait: that helps an organism to function well in its environment.
- (psychology) Of a trait: that helps a person to function well in society.
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