SEXUAL SELECTION

Meaning of SEXUAL SELECTION in English

■ noun Biology natural selection arising through preference by one sex for certain characteristics in individuals of the other sex.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

SEXUAL SELECTION — noun Date: 1859 natural selection for characters that confer success in competition for a mate as distinguished from competition with …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SEXUAL SELECTION — noun : the choice of a mate on a basis of various attractive characters (as color or bird song)
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEXUAL SELECTION — Biol. a special type of natural selection in which the sexes acquire distinct forms either because the members of one …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SEXUAL SELECTION — Date: 1859 : natural selection for characters that confer success in competition for a mate as distinguished from competition with …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEXUAL SELECTION — Function: noun Date: 1859 : natural selection for characters that confer success in competition for a mate as distinguished from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SEXUAL SELECTION — [sexual selection] n (1859): natural selection for characters that confer success in competition for a mate as distinguished from competition …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SEXUAL SELECTION — биол. половой отбор, половой подбор (биология) половой отбор, половой подбор
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SEXUAL SELECTION — Половой отбор
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SEXUAL SELECTION — биол. половой отбор, половой подбор
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SEXUAL SELECTION — биол. половой отбор, половой подбор
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SEXUAL SELECTION — биол. половой отбор, половой подбор
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SEXUAL SELECTION — биол. половой отбор, половой подбор
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SEXUAL SELECTION — половой отбор, половой подбор
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SEXUAL SELECTION — половой отбор, половой подбор
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
SEXUAL SELECTION — биол. половой отбор, половой подбор (биология) половой отбор, половой подбор
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SEXUAL — adj sexual (= pertaining to the functions of sex)
Interlingua English vocab
SELECTION — n selection; selection natural [Biol.] natural selection
Interlingua English vocab
SEXUAL — sa sekso
English-Visayan vocabulary
SEXUAL — adjective Etymology: Late Latin ~is, from Latin sexus sex Date: 1651 of, relating to, or associated with sex or the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SEXUAL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) sexual dysfunction sexual harassment sexual intercourse sexual response
Английский словарь Британика
SELECTION — In biology, the preferential survival and reproduction or preferential elimination of individuals with certain The theory of evolution by natural …
Английский словарь Британика
SEXUAL — ˈseksh(əw)əl adjective Etymology: Late Latin sexualis, from Latin sexus sex + -alis -al — more at sex 1. : of, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SELECTION — sə̇ˈlekshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin selection-, selectio, from selectus (past participle of seligere to select) + -ion-, -io …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEXUAL — (a.) Of or pertaining to sex, or the sexes; distinguishing sex; peculiar to the distinction and office of male or …
Английский словарь Webster
SEXUAL — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to sex, or the sexes; distinguishing sex; peculiar to the distinction and office of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SEXUAL — — sexually , adv. /sek"shooh euhl/ or, esp. Brit., /seks"yooh-/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or for sex: sexual …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SELECTION — — selectional , adj. /si lek"sheuhn/ , n. 1. an act or instance of selecting or the state of being …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SEXUAL — adjective Etymology: Late Latin sexualis, from Latin sexus sex Date: 1651 1. : of, relating to, or associated with sex …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEXUAL — adj of or pertaining to sex, or the sexes; distinguishing sex; peculiar to the distinction and office of male or …
Webster English vocab
SELECTION — in biology, the preferential survival and reproduction or preferential elimination of individuals with certain genotypes (genetic compositions), by means of …
Britannica English vocabulary
SEXUAL — sexual BrE AmE ˈsek ʃu‿ ə l ˈseks ju‿ ə l, ˈsek ʃ ə l ▷ sexual|ly i ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SEXUAL — / ˈsekʃuəl; NAmE / adjective 1. [ usually before noun ] connected with the physical activity of sex : sexual …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SELECTION — / sɪˈlekʃn; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] the process of choosing sb/sth from a group of people or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEXUAL — sex ‧ u ‧ al S3 W2 AC /ˈsekʃuəl/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ sex , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SELECTION — se ‧ lec ‧ tion S3 W2 AC /səˈlekʃ ə n, sɪˈlekʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SEXUAL — adj. 1 of or relating to sex, or to the sexes or the relations between them. 2 Bot. (of classification) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SEXUAL — adj.1 of or relating to sex, or to the sexes or the relations between them. 2 Bot. (of classification) based …
Oxford English vocab
SEXUAL — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Sexual feelings or activities are connected …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SELECTION — ( selections) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Selection is the act …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEXUAL — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Sexual feelings or activities are connected …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SEXUAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sexual attack ▪ There was no indication of a sexual attack. a sexual obsession …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SELECTION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a huge range/variety/selection etc ▪ a huge range of issues a random selection ▪ He …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SEXUAL — [adjective]Sexual equality (= equality between males and females) will not be achieved until there is more provision for child-care.Some steps …
Cambridge English vocab
SELECTION — [noun]Success is achieved by the careful selection (= choosing) of projects. [U]We are keen to see if Robley still has …
Cambridge English vocab
SEXUAL — adj. sexual dysfunction sexual harassment sexual intercourse sexual response
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SEXUAL — adj. Sexual is used with these nouns: ↑ abuse , ↑ act , ↑ activity , ↑ advance , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SELECTION — noun 1 process of choosing/being chosen ADJECTIVE ▪ careful ▪ the careful ~ of building materials ▪ random ▪ initial …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SEXUAL — See ↑ SEX 1,9 ◆◆◆ • ↑ have (sexual) intercourse
Longman Activator English vocab
SEXUAL — adj. 25B6; adjective the sexual organs : REPRODUCTIVE, genital, sex, procreative. sexual activity : CARNAL, erotic; formal venereal; technical coital. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SEXUAL — adj. 1 sex, reproductive, genital, procreative or procreant, sex, progenitive, propagative Their current project is an investigation of sexual behaviour …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SELECTION — n. 1 choice, pick, preference, option Please make your selection from the merchandise in this display 2 assortment, variety, collection, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SEXUAL — прил. 1) половой sexual differentiation ≈ различение по полу 2) сексуальный sexual intercourse ≈ сексуальная связь sexual relations ≈ сексуальные …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SEXUAL — a 1> половой sexual disease - половая болезнь sexual maturity - половая зрелость sexual organs - половые органы sexual reproduction …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SELECTION — selection.ogg sıʹlekʃ(ə)n n 1. выбор, отбор, подбор extensive unlimited, rich, conscious selection - широкий неограниченный, богатый, сознательный выбор careful occasional …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SELECTION — 1) селекция 2) отбор; выбор; выборка; машиностр. тж поиск 3) выделение ( в машинной графике ) 4) искание ( в …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SELECTION — 1) селекция 2) отбор; выбор; выборка; машиностр. тж поиск 3) выделение (в машинной графике) 4) искание (в телефонии) • - address selection - alternate tool selection - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SELECTION — 1) выбор 2) выборка 3) выделение 4) искание 5) набор номера 6) отбор; подбор 7) селекция • estimation after selection — оценка после выбора mode selection filter — фильтр …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SEXUAL — sexual прил.1) половой sexual differentiation — различение по полу 2) сексуальный sexual intercourse — сексуальная связь sexual relations — сексуальные …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SEXUAL — a 1> половой sexual disease - половая болезнь sexual maturity - половая зрелость sexual organs - половые органы sexual reproduction …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SELECTION — n 1. выбор, отбор, подбор extensive unlimited, rich, conscious selection - широкий неограниченный, богатый, сознательный выбор careful occasional selection - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SEXUAL — прил. 1) половой sexual differentiation — различение по полу 2) сексуальный sexual intercourse — сексуальная связь sexual relations — сексуальные …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SEXUAL — прил. 1) половой sexual differentiation — различение по полу 2) сексуальный sexual intercourse — сексуальная связь sexual relations — сексуальные отношения 3) мед. сл. венерический
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SELECTION — выбор; отбор; поиск ( напр. инструментов в магазине ) - alternate tool selection - bidirectional random selection - bidirectional tool …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
SELECTION — выбор; отбор; поиск (напр. инструментов в магазине) - alternate tool selection - bidirectional random selection - bidirectional tool selection - built-in voltage selection - directional …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства

Concise Oxford English vocab

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