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Definitions for Evolution
[1] any process of formation or growth; development: the evolution of a language; the evolution of the airplane.
[2] a product of such development; something evolved: The exploration of space is the evolution of decades of research.
[3] Biology . change in the gene pool of a population from generation to generation by such processes as mutation, natural selection, and genetic drift.
[4] a process of gradual, peaceful, progressive change or development, as in social or economic structure or institutions.
[5] a motion incomplete in itself, but combining with coordinated motions to produce a single action, as in a machine.
[6] a pattern formed by or as if by a series of movements: the evolutions of a figure skater.
[7] an evolving or giving off of gas, heat, etc.
[8] Mathematics . the extraction of a root from a quantity. Compare involution(def 8) .
[9] a movement or one of a series of movements of troops, ships, etc., as for disposition in order of battle or in line on parade.
[10] any similar movement, especially in close order drill.
[11] biology a gradual change in the characteristics of a population of animals or plants over successive generations: accounts for the origin of existing species from ancestors unlike them See also natural selection
[12] a gradual development, esp to a more complex form the evolution of modern art
[13] the act of throwing off, as heat, gas, vapour, etc
[14] a pattern formed by a series of movements or something similar
[15] an algebraic operation in which the root of a number, expression, etc, is extracted Compare involution (def. 6)
[16] military an exercise carried out in accordance with a set procedure or plan
Words related to Evolution
progression, expansion, enlargement, growth, transformation, change, flowering, increase, maturation, evolvement
Words nearby Evolution
evocator, evoke, evoked potential, evoked response, evolute, evolution, evolution of carbon dioxide, evolutionary, evolutionary algorithm, evolutionary biology, evolutionary fitness
Origin of Evolution
1615–25; < Latin ēvolūtiōn- (stem of ēvolūtiō ) an unrolling, opening, equivalent to ēvolūt(us ) (see evolute) + -iōn- -ion
Other words from Evolution
ev·o·lu·tion·al , adjective
ev·o·lu·tion·al·ly , adverb
an·ti·ev·o·lu·tion , adjective
an·ti·ev·o·lu·tion·al , adjective
an·ti·ev·o·lu·tion·al·ly , adverb
de-ev·o·lu·tion , noun
non·ev·o·lu·tion·al , adjective
non·ev·o·lu·tion·al·ly , adverb
pre·ev·o·lu·tion·al , adjective
pro·ev·o·lu·tion , adjective
un·ev·o·lu·tion·al , adjective
Word origin for Evolution
C17: from Latin ēvolūtiō an unrolling, from ēvolvere to evolve
Synonyms for Evolution
change, enlargement, expansion, growth, progression, transformation, flowering, increase, maturation, unfolding, evolvement, natural process, working out