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evolution noun

  /ɛvəˈluːʃ(ə)n/ , /ɛvəˈlʉːʃən/ , /ˌivə-/ , /ˌiːvəˈluːʃ(ə)n/ , /ˌɛvəˈluʃ(ə)n/
  • (biology) The transformation of animals, plants and other living things into different forms (now understood as a change in genetic composition) by the accumulation of changes over successive generations. [from 19th c.]
 evoluutio
  • (geometry) The opening out of a curve; now more generally, the gradual transformation of a curve by a change of the conditions generating it. [from 17th c.]
 evoluutio, kehitys, muutos

evolute noun

  • (geometry) A curve comprising the centres of curvature of another curve.
 evoluutta
convergent evolution
konvergenttinen evoluutio
theory of evolution
evoluutioteoria
cultural evolution
kulttuurievoluutio
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