evolution -
n. 1 gradual development, esp. from a simple to a more complex form.
2 a process by which species develop from earlier forms, as an explanation of their origins.
3 the appearance or presentation of events etc. in
due succession (the
evolution of the plot).
4 a change in the disposition of troops or ships.
5 the giving off or evolving of gas,
heat, etc.
6 an
opening out.
7 the unfolding of a curve.
8 Math. the extraction of a root from any given
power (cf. INVOLUTION).
evolutional adj. evolutionally adv. evolutionary adj. evolutionarily adv. [L evolutio unrolling (as EVOLVE)]
