"orthogenesis" meaning in All languages combined

See orthogenesis on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: orthogeneses [plural]
Etymology: From ortho- + -genesis, coined by Wilhelm Haacke in 1893 and popularized with its standard meaning by Theodor Eimer. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|ortho|genesis}} ortho- + -genesis Head templates: {{en-noun|~|orthogeneses}} orthogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural orthogeneses)
  1. (evolutionary theory, historical) The hypothesis that evolution tends toward a certain goal, at least at some scales. Wikipedia link: Theodor Eimer, Wilhelm Haacke, orthogenesis Tags: countable, historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Evolutionary theory, Obsolete scientific theories Related terms: orthogenetic, orthogeneticist, convergent evolution, orthoselection, orthoevolution, teleology Translations (the hypothesis that evolution tends toward a certain goal): ortogeneesi (Finnish), orthogenèse [feminine] (French), Orthogenese [feminine] (German), ορθογένεση (orthogénesi) [feminine] (Greek), ortogénese [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), ortogênese [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), ortogeneză [feminine] (Romanian)

Inflected forms

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