transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌe-və-ˈlü-shən, ˌē-və- ]
noun
Etymology: Latin evolution-, evolutio unrolling, from evolvere
Date: 1622
1. : one of a set of prescribed movements
2.
a. : a process of change in a certain direction : unfolding
b. : the action or an instance of forming and giving something off : emission
c.
(1) : a process of continuous change from a lower, simpler, or worse to a higher, more complex, or better state : growth
(2) : a process of gradual and relatively peaceful social, political, and economic advance
d. : something evolved
3. : the process of working out or developing
4.
a. : the historical development of a biological group (as a race or species) : phylogeny
b. : a theory that the various types of animals and plants have their origin in other preexisting types and that the distinguishable differences are due to modifications in successive generations ; also : the process described by this theory
5. : the extraction of a mathematical root
6. : a process in which the whole universe is a progression of interrelated phenomena
• evo·lu·tion·ari·ly -shə-ˌner-ə-lē adverb
• evo·lu·tion·ary -shə-ˌner-ē adjective
• evo·lu·tion·ism -shə-ˌni-zəm noun
• evo·lu·tion·ist -sh(ə-)nist noun or adjective