evolution
(noun)
noun
1. a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
- the evolution of Greek civilization
Similar word(s): development
Definition categories: process
2. (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
Similar word(s): phylogenesis, phylogeny
Definition categories: process
Sentences with evolution as a noun:
- Among other forms of change, the evolution of transportation has involved modification, diversification, convergence, divergence, hybridization, differentiation, and naturally, selection.
- The ongoing evolution of Lolita subculture fashion includes, among other things, the ballet style.
- The evolution of the universe began with a bang.