ALL meanings of evolution
- noun evolution The process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth. 2
- noun evolution genetic change 1
- noun evolution development 1
- noun evolution The process of accumulating change. 0
- noun evolution A progression of change, often branching and diversifying in the process. 0
- noun evolution (general) Gradual directional change especially one leading to a more advanced or complex form; growth; development. 0
- noun evolution (biology) The change in the genetic composition of a population over successive generations. 0
- noun evolution (chemistry) The act or an instance of giving off gas; emission. 0
- noun evolution (mathematics) The extraction of a root from a quantity. 0
- noun evolution (military) One of a series of ordered movements. 0
- noun evolution (dance, sports) A turning movement of the body. 0
- uncountable noun evolution Evolution is a process of gradual change that takes place over many generations, during which species of animals, plants, or insects slowly change some of their physical characteristics. 0
- variable noun evolution Evolution is a process of gradual development in a particular situation or thing over a period of time. 0
- noun evolution 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 0
- noun evolution a gradual development, esp to a more complex form 0
- noun evolution the act of throwing off, as heat, gas, vapour, etc 0
- noun evolution a pattern formed by a series of movements or something similar 0
- noun evolution an algebraic operation in which the root of a number, expression, etc, is extracted 0
- noun evolution an exercise carried out in accordance with a set procedure or plan 0
- noun evolution an unfolding, opening out, or working out; process of development, as from a simple to a complex form, or of gradual, progressive change, as in a social and economic structure 0
- noun evolution a result or product of this; thing evolved 0
- noun evolution a movement that is part of a series or pattern 0
- noun evolution a pattern produced, or seemingly produced, by such a series of movements 0
- noun evolution a setting free or giving off, as of gas in a chemical reaction 0
- noun evolution the development of a species, organism, or organ from its original or primitive state to its present or specialized state; phylogeny or ontogeny 0
- noun evolution Darwinian theory 0
- noun evolution the extracting of a root of a given number 0
- noun evolution any of various movements or maneuvers by which troops, ships, etc. change formation 0