Definitions for evolution

evolution ev·o·lu·tion

Spelling: [ev-uh-loo-shuh n or, esp. British, ee-v Evolution is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 293 anagrams from letters in evolution (eilnootuv).

Definitions for evolution

noun

  1. any process of formation or growth; development:
  2. a product of such development; something evolved:
  3. Biology. change in the gene pool of a population from generation to generation by such processes as mutation, natural selection, and genetic drift.
  4. a process of gradual, peaceful, progressive change or development, as in social or economic structure or institutions.
  5. a motion incomplete in itself, but combining with coordinated motions to produce a single action, as in a machine.
  6. a pattern formed by or as if by a series of movements:
  7. an evolving or giving off of gas, heat, etc.
  8. Mathematics. the extraction of a root from a quantity. Compare involution (def 8).
  9. a movement or one of a series of movements of troops, ships, etc., as for disposition in order of battle or in line on parade.
  10. any similar movement, especially in close order drill.

Origin of evolution

1615-25; Latin ēvolūtiōn- (stem of ēvolūtiō) an unrolling, opening, equivalent to ēvolūt(us) (see evolute) + -iōn- -ion

Examples for evolution

That was the second stage in the evolution of bread in this country.

“Reality TV has had an evolution,” Valerie says, addressing the camera proudly.

Anton, you may describe the stages in the evolution of the super-man.

The traditional wisdom is “action is character,” and their evolution is one, with a slight edge to character.

No other city in course of evolution has ever furnished such a spectacle.

Darwin was a British Scientist who developed the theory of evolution and natural selection.

The moment where they enter the spirit portal symbolizes their evolution from being friends to being a couple.

And nothing they do can prevent the evolution from continuing.

And this brings me to an important factor in the case: the factor of evolution.

The evolution of style is oft studied but rarely understood in any comprehensive manner.

Word Value for evolution
Scrable

12

Words with friends

16

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