Associations to the word «Evolution»

EVOLUTION, noun. The process of accumulating change.

EVOLUTION, noun. A progression of change, often branching and diversifying in the process.

EVOLUTION, noun. (general) Gradual directional change especially one leading to a more advanced or complex form; growth; development.

EVOLUTION, noun. (biology) The change in the genetic composition of a population over successive generations.

EVOLUTION, noun. (chemistry) The act or an instance of giving off gas; emission.

EVOLUTION, noun. (mathematics) The extraction of a root from a quantity.

EVOLUTION, noun. (military) One of a series of ordered movements.

EVOLUTION, noun. (dance) (sports) A turning movement of the body.

EVOLUTION, noun. A process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer".

EVOLUTION, noun. (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms.