adaptation vs change

adaptation

noun
  • The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification. 

  • A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment. 

  • An instance of an organism undergoing change, or the structure or behavior that is changed. 

  • An artistic work that has been adapted from a different medium. 

  • The means by which social groups adapt to different social and physical environments. 

  • The process of adapting an artistic work from a different medium. 

  • The process of change that an organism undergoes to be better suited to its environment. 

change

noun
  • The process of becoming different. 

  • A change-up pitch. 

  • An amount of cash, usually in the form of coins, but sometimes inclusive of paper money. 

  • Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination. 

  • Balance of money returned from the sum paid after deducting the price of a purchase. 

  • A transfer between vehicles. 

  • Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale. 

  • A replacement. 

verb
  • To replace one's clothing. 

  • To replace the clothing of (the one wearing it). 

  • To change hand while riding (a horse). 

  • To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.) 

  • To become something different. 

  • To make something into something else. 

  • To replace. 

How often have the words adaptation and change occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )