- Darwin's theory of ... - Gradual development - The act of unfolding or unrolling; hence, in the process
of growth; development; as, the evolution of a flower from a bud, or an
animal from the egg. - A series of things unrolled or unfolded. - The formation of an involute by unwrapping a thread from
a curve as an evolute. - The extraction of roots; -- the reverse of involution. - A prescribed movement of a body of troops, or a vessel
or fleet; any movement designed to effect a new arrangement or
disposition; a maneuver.
- The science which relates to the formation and
development of the embryo in animals and plants; a study of the gradual
development of the ovum until it reaches the adult stage.
- Accumulation - elaborating - Expansion - Gradual increase - Progress - Size increase - The process of growing; the gradual increase of an animal
or a vegetable body; the development from a seed, germ, or root, to
full size or maturity; increase in size, number, frequency, strength,
etc.; augmentation; advancement; production; prevalence or influence;
as, the growth of trade; the growth of power; the growth of
intemperance. Idle weeds are fast in growth.
- Process of distinguishing oneself from others - The act of differentiating. - The act of distinguishing or describing a thing,
by giving its different, or specific difference; exact definition or
determination. - The gradual formation or production of organs or
parts by a process of evolution or development, as when the seed
develops the root and the stem, the initial stem develops the leaf,
branches, and flower buds; or in animal life, when the germ evolves the
digestive and other organs and members, or when the animals as they
advance in organization acquire special organs for specific purposes. - The supposed act or tendency in being of every
kind, whether organic or inorganic, to assume or produce a more complex
structure or functions.