evoluutio — meaning in English
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English meaning
- evolution noun The gradual process by which species of living things change over many generations, driven by natural selection.
Senses
evoluutio is used for these senses in English:
- evolution (geometry) The opening out of a curve; now more generally, the gradual transformation of a curve by a change of the conditions generating it. [from 17th c.]
- evolution (biology) The transformation of animals, plants and other living things into different forms (now understood as a change in genetic composition) by the accumulation of changes over successive generations. [from 19th c.]
evolution — full definition
- noun The gradual process by which species of living things change over many generations, driven by natural selection.
- noun A gradual process of development or change in something over time.