evolution
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1. a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | physical process, process, |
| definition | : | a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | assibilation, |
| definition | : | the development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | deepening, |
| definition | : | a process of becoming deeper and more profound (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | growth, |
| definition | : | a progression from simpler to more complex forms (noun.process) |
2. (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms (noun.process)
| hyponym | : | anamorphism, anamorphosis, |
| definition | : | the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | emergent evolution, |
| definition | : | the appearance of entirely new properties at certain critical stages in the course of evolution (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | macroevolution, |
| definition | : | evolution on a large scale extending over geologic era and resulting in the formation of new taxonomic groups (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | microevolution, |
| definition | : | evolution resulting from small specific genetic changes that can lead to a new subspecies (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | speciation, |
| definition | : | the evolution of a biological species (noun.process) |
| domain member category | : | scopes trial, |
| definition | : | a highly publicized trial in 1925 when John Thomas Scopes violated a Tennessee state law by teaching evolution in high school; Scopes was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow; Scopes was convicted but the verdict was later reversed (noun.act) |
3. a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) (noun.process)
| antonym | : | degeneration, devolution, |
| definition | : | the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | evolve, |
| definition | : | undergo development or evolution (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | develop, grow, |
| definition | : | grow emotionally or mature (verb.change) |
4. (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms (noun.process)
| derivation | : | evolve, |
| definition | : | undergo development or evolution (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | phyletic, phylogenetic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | evolutionary, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or produced by evolution (adj.pert) |
5. a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) (noun.process)
| antonym | : | degeneration, devolution, |
| definition | : | the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | evolve, |
| definition | : | undergo development or evolution (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | develop, grow, |
| definition | : | grow emotionally or mature (verb.change) |
6. (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms (noun.process)
| derivation | : | evolve, |
| definition | : | undergo development or evolution (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | phyletic, phylogenetic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | evolutionary, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or produced by evolution (adj.pert) |
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