evolusi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch evolutie, from Latin ēvolūtiō, ēvolūtiōnis (the act of unrolling, unfolding or opening (of a book)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [evoˈlusi]
  • Hyphenation: évo‧lu‧si

Noun

evolusi (plural evolusi-evolusi)

  1. evolution:
    1. (systems theory) a process of gradual change in a given system, subject, product etc., especially from simpler to more complex forms
    2. (biology, evolutionary theory) 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.

Derived terms

  • berevolusi
  • keevolusian
  • mengevolusikan
  • terevolusi
  • evolusi biokimia
  • evolusi biologis
  • evolusi divergen
  • evolusi filetik
  • evolusi horizontal
  • evolusi konvergen
  • evolusi masyarakat
  • evolusi organis
  • evolusi paralel

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