EVOLUTION


Meaning of EVOLUTION in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.