English words for 'Following of cultural evolution.'
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noun
- Development, increase, evolution.
- (mathematics) A sequence obtained by adding or multiplying each term by a constant.
- The act of moving from one thing to another.
- (music, countable) A chord progression.
- The act of moving forward or proceeding in a course; motion onward.
- (exercise) The process of making an exercise more strenuous by manipulating the details of its performance like loaded weight, range of motion, angle, speed.
- a movement forward
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- a series with a definite pattern of advance
name
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noun
verb
- undergo development or evolution
- work out
- gain through experience
- To move in regular procession through a system.
- (chemistry) To give off (a gas such as carbon dioxide or oxygen) during a chemical reaction.
- To change, to transform.
- To move (something) in regular procession through a system.
- To change or transform (something).
- Of a population: to acquire or develop (a trait) in the process of biological evolution.
- (biology) Of a trait; to develop within a population through biological evolution.
- (chiefly passive voice) To cause (a population, a species, etc.) to change genetic composition over successive generations through the process of evolution.
- To cause (something) to come into being or develop.
noun
- Any of various theories that examine the alteration or enhancement of humanity as a result of technology and/or cultural adaptation.
- A model of cultural evolution associated with Leslie White and Julian Steward that seeks to define the forces that cause cultures to change.
- The elaboration of Darwin's theory of evolution that incorporates knowledge about genetics.
- Any of various theories, such as intelligent design, that seek to reconcile Darwinian evolution with Christian theology.
noun
- school of anthropology concerned with long-term culture change and with the similar patterns of development that may be seen in unrelated, widely separated cultures.
- (sociology, anthropology) A school of anthropology, developed in the mid-20th century, concerned with long-term, evolutionary social change and with the regular patterns of development that may be seen in unrelated, widely separated cultures.
noun
- the evolution of a biological species
- (taxonomy) The process by which new distinct species evolve.
- (medicine, pathology) The determination of which species are present in a fluid or tissue specimen, bacterial culture, or viral culture.
- (chemistry) The formation of different (inorganic) species (especially of ions) as the environment changes.
noun
- (evolutionary theory, countable) A rapid diversification of an ancestral species into many new forms.
- The process of radiating waves or particles.
- The transfer of energy via radiation.
- (often) Ellipsis of electromagnetic radiation.
- Radioactive energy.
- The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light.
- syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours
- the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
- a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain
- the act of spreading outward from a central source
- (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
- the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats
- energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles
adj
- Pertaining to culture.
- (technical) Due to human activity.
- denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people
- of or relating to the shared knowledge and values of a society
- of or relating to the arts and manners that a group favors
- relating to the raising of plants or animals
noun
noun
- the policy of perpetuating native cultures (in opposition to acculturation)
- (philosophy) the philosophical theory that some ideas are innate
- (philosophy) The doctrine that some skills or abilities are innate and not learned.
- (countable) A cultural element that is native to a colonised country.
- The policy of perpetuating the culture of the natives of a colonised country.
- (linguistics) A theory that some knowledge of grammar is innate.
- (chiefly US) A policy of favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants.
noun
- Development, increase, evolution.
- (mathematics) A sequence obtained by adding or multiplying each term by a constant.
- The act of moving from one thing to another.
- (music, countable) A chord progression.
- The act of moving forward or proceeding in a course; motion onward.
- (exercise) The process of making an exercise more strenuous by manipulating the details of its performance like loaded weight, range of motion, angle, speed.
- a movement forward
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- a series with a definite pattern of advance
noun
noun
- Any of various theories that examine the alteration or enhancement of humanity as a result of technology and/or cultural adaptation.
- A model of cultural evolution associated with Leslie White and Julian Steward that seeks to define the forces that cause cultures to change.
- The elaboration of Darwin's theory of evolution that incorporates knowledge about genetics.
- Any of various theories, such as intelligent design, that seek to reconcile Darwinian evolution with Christian theology.
noun
- school of anthropology concerned with long-term culture change and with the similar patterns of development that may be seen in unrelated, widely separated cultures.
- (sociology, anthropology) A school of anthropology, developed in the mid-20th century, concerned with long-term, evolutionary social change and with the regular patterns of development that may be seen in unrelated, widely separated cultures.
noun
- the evolution of a biological species
- (taxonomy) The process by which new distinct species evolve.
- (medicine, pathology) The determination of which species are present in a fluid or tissue specimen, bacterial culture, or viral culture.
- (chemistry) The formation of different (inorganic) species (especially of ions) as the environment changes.
noun
- (evolutionary theory, countable) A rapid diversification of an ancestral species into many new forms.
- The process of radiating waves or particles.
- The transfer of energy via radiation.
- (often) Ellipsis of electromagnetic radiation.
- Radioactive energy.
- The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light.
- syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours
- the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
- a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain
- the act of spreading outward from a central source
- (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
- the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats
- energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles
noun
noun
- the policy of perpetuating native cultures (in opposition to acculturation)
- (philosophy) the philosophical theory that some ideas are innate
- (philosophy) The doctrine that some skills or abilities are innate and not learned.
- (countable) A cultural element that is native to a colonised country.
- The policy of perpetuating the culture of the natives of a colonised country.
- (linguistics) A theory that some knowledge of grammar is innate.
- (chiefly US) A policy of favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants.
verb
- undergo development or evolution
- work out
- gain through experience
- To move in regular procession through a system.
- (chemistry) To give off (a gas such as carbon dioxide or oxygen) during a chemical reaction.
- To change, to transform.
- To move (something) in regular procession through a system.
- To change or transform (something).
- Of a population: to acquire or develop (a trait) in the process of biological evolution.
- (biology) Of a trait; to develop within a population through biological evolution.
- (chiefly passive voice) To cause (a population, a species, etc.) to change genetic composition over successive generations through the process of evolution.
- To cause (something) to come into being or develop.
adj
- Pertaining to culture.
- (technical) Due to human activity.
- denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people
- of or relating to the shared knowledge and values of a society
- of or relating to the arts and manners that a group favors
- relating to the raising of plants or animals