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evolution
1: one of a set of prescribed movements2 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 evolved3: the process of working out or developing4 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 theory5: the extraction of a mathematical root6: 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
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