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noun (ecologies, -)
- The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other.
- The natural environment, all living and non-living things that occur naturally on Earth.
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| emergent |
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adjective
- emerging; coming into view or into existence; nascent
- occurring unexpectedly or in an emergency
- Observable in a high-level view of a complex system but barely deducible from the description of its components
(wikipedia, emergence)
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| endocrinology |
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(context, physiology) The study of the endocrine glands of the human body, the hormones produced by them, and their related disorders
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| envelope |
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noun (pluralenvelopes)
- A paper or cardboard wrapper used to enclose and small, flat items, especially letters, for mailing.
- Something that envelops; a wrapping
- A bag containing the lifting gas of a balloon or airship.
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(geometry) A mathematical curve, surface, or higher-dimensional object that is the tangent to a given family of lines, curves, surfaces, or higher-dimensional objects.
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(electronics) A curve that bounds another curve or set of curves, as the modulation envelope of an amplitude-modulated carrier wave in electronics.
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(music) The shape of a sound, which may be controlled by a synthesizer or sampler.
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(computing) The information used for routing an email that is transmitted with the email but not part of its contents.
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(biology) An enclosing structure or cover, such as a membrane.
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(engineering) The set of limitations within which a technological system can perform safely and effectively.
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| eugenics |
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- The science of improving stock, whether human or animal.
- A social philosophy which advocates the improvement of human hereditary qualities through selective breeding.
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| evolution |
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(context, general) A gradual process of development, formation, or growth, esp. one leading to a more advanced or complex form.
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(biology) The change in the genetic composition of a population over successive generations.
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(mathematics) The extraction of a root from a quantity.
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(military) One of a series of ordered movements.
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| evolutionary |
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adjective
- of or related to evolution.
- The history of marine mammals includes land-dwelling ancestors.
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| evolutionist |
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noun
- A proponent of evolutionism
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| evolve |
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verbto evolve
- To move in regular procession through a system.
- To develop.
- 1939: w:P. G. Wodehouse, P. G. Wodehouse, Uncle Fred in the Springtime
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: You will remove the pig, place it in the car, and drive it to my house in Wiltshire. That is the plan I have evolved.
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| exobiology |
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noun
- The branch of biology dealing with extraterrestrial lifeforms.
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| extinct |
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adjective
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(dated) extinguished, Extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.)
Poor Edward's cigarillo was already .
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(Vulcanology) No longer erupting.
Most of the volcanos on this island are now .
- No longer used; obsolete, discontinued.
Luckily, such ideas about race are in current sociological theory.
- No longer in existence; having died out.
The dinosaurs have been for millions of years.
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| extinction |
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noun
- The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.
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