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adaptation: (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light); a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel"; the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

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orchestrate collapse: write an orchestra score for

furnishing collapse: the act of decorating a house or room; (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable; (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel

phrasing collapse: the grouping of musical phrases in a melodic line

chamber music collapse: serious music performed by a small group of musicians

theme and variations collapse

sonata collapse: a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms

nocturne collapse: a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)

alignment collapse: the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other; the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines

instrumentation collapse: the act of providing or using the instruments needed for some implementation; the instruments called for in a musical score or arrangement for a band or orchestra

orchestration collapse: the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments; an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect; "the skillful orchestration of his political campaign"; an arrangement of a piece of music for performance by an orchestra or band

orthodoxy collapse: the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion); a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards

obedience collapse: behavior intended to please your parents; "their children were never very strong on obedience"; "he went to law school out of respect for his father's wishes"; the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person; the trait of being willing to obey

realignment collapse

traditionalism collapse: adherence to tradition (especially in cultural or religious matters); strict adherence to traditional methods or teachings; the doctrine that all knowledge was originally derived by divine revelation and that it is transmitted by traditions

reconciliation collapse: getting two things to correspond; "the reconciliation of his checkbook and the bank statement"; the reestablishing of cordial relations

squaring collapse

congruity collapse: the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate

harmonization collapse: singing in harmony; a piece of harmonized music

orientation collapse: the act of orienting; a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships; an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs; position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions

etude collapse: a short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity

change of heart collapse

transcribe collapse: convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA; make a phonetic transcription of; "The anthropologist transcribed the sentences of the native informant"; write out from speech, notes, etc.; "Transcribe the oral history of this tribe"; rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended

remaking collapse

re creation collapse

betterment collapse: an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility

amelioration collapse: the act of relieving ills and changing for the better

alteration collapse: the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

genesis collapse: the first book of the Old Testament: tells of creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers; a coming into being

string quartet collapse: an instrumental quartet with 2 violins and a viola and a cello

intonation collapse: the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations; the act of singing in a monotonous tone; singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong; rise and fall of the voice pitch

transpose collapse: a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix; change key; "Can you transpose this fugue into G major?"; put (a piece of music) into another key; transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality

coordination collapse: the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation; the skillful and effective interaction of movements; the grammatical relation of two constituents having the same grammatical form

worsening collapse: changing something with the result that it becomes worse; changing for the worse; "worried by the worsening storm"

conditioning collapse: a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment

reformation collapse: a religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches; improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc.; intended to make a striking change for the better in social or political or religious affairs

aleatory collapse: dependent on chance; "the aleatory element in life"

flexibility collapse: the quality of being adaptable or variable; "he enjoyed the flexibility of his working arrangement"; the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped

disorientation collapse: confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction; "his disorientation was the result of inattention"; a wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug)

about face collapse

flip flop collapse

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