figurative. The rolling or passing on of time; descent or passing on through a series of revolutions or stages, in time, order, etc.
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| 释义 | the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > gradual change > [noun] (14) devolution1629 figurative. The rolling or passing on of time; descent or passing on through a series of revolutions or stages, in time, order, etc. induction1638 A leading on or gradual transition from one thing to another. Obsolete. graduality1646 The quality or condition of being gradual, in various senses of the adjective. development1756 Growth or maturation into a form which is more advanced, more elaborate, etc.; gradual change or progression by successive stages. Also: an… evolution1796 A process of gradual change occurring in a system, institution, subject, artefact, product, etc., esp. from a simpler to a more complex or… transition1800 Geology. Designating partly crystalline rocks believed (according to Wernerian theory) to be intermediate between supposedly primitive crystalline… evolvement1801 Evolution (in various senses), development. shading-off1858 shading-off: decrease in the intensity of a colour, or its passage into some other, by imperceptible gradations; also figurative of a quality… transitioning1955 Undergoing a transition or change; passing from one state or system to another. Subcategories:— in magnitude (1) — principle or method of (4) |
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