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orthogenesis

orthogenesis noun: the hypothesis that evolution tends toward a certain goal, at least at some scales.

Noun

orthogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural orthogeneses)

  1. (historical, evolutionary theory) The hypothesis that evolution tends toward a certain goal, at least at some scales.

orthogenesis meaning in Tamil

orthogenesis in Tamil

படுவ முறை வளர்ச்சி வாதம், நேர்பிறப்பு, குறித்தமாறற்பிறப்பு

Forms of orthogenesis

pluralorthogeneses

Origin of orthogenesis

From ortho- + -genesis, coined by Wilhelm Haacke in 1893 and popularized with its standard meaning by Theodor Eimer.

Questions about orthogenesis

What does orthogenesis mean?
Orthogenesis means the hypothesis that evolution tends toward a certain goal, at least at some scales.
What is orthogenesis in Tamil?
Orthogenesis in Tamil is படுவ முறை வளர்ச்சி வாதம், நேர்பிறப்பு, குறித்தமாறற்பிறப்பு. See Orthogenesis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is orthogenesis?
Orthogenesis is a noun.
What is the plural of orthogenesis?
The plural of orthogenesis is orthogeneses.

Words near orthogenesis in the dictionary

  1. orthoformates
  2. orthogamous
  3. orthogamy
  4. orthogastropod
  5. orthogeneses
  6. orthogenesis
  7. orthogenetic
  8. orthogenetical
  9. orthogenetically
  10. orthogeneticist
  11. orthogeneticists

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Adapted from Wiktionary: orthogenesis (page history and authors); orthogenesis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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