ev·o·lu·tion
(ĕv́ə-lōṓshən, ḗvə-)
[Latin ēvolūtiō, ēvolūtiōn-, from ēvolūtus past participle of ēvolvere, to unroll; see evolve.]
noun
- A gradual process in which something changes into a different and usually more complex or better form. See synonyms at development
- The process of developing.
- Gradual development.
- Biology
- Change in the genetic composition of a population during successive generations, as a result of natural selection acting on the genetic variation among individuals, and resulting in the development of new species.
- The historical development of a related group of organisms; phylogeny.
- A movement that is part of a set of ordered movements.
- Mathematics The extraction of a root of a quantity.
derivatives
- ev́o·lútion·al
- adjective
- ev́o·lútion·aŕi·ly
- adverb
