transformism

[ trans-fawr-miz-uhm ]

/ trænsˈfɔr mɪz əm /

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noun Biology.

the doctrine of gradual transformation of one species into another by descent with modification through many generations.

such transformation itself.

any doctrine or instance of evolution.

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Origin of transformism

1875–80; transform + -ism, modeled on French transformisme

Words nearby transformism

transformation point, transformation range, transformative, transformer, transform fault, transformism, transformist, transfuse, transfusion, transfusion, blood, transgender

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How to use transformism in a sentence

In no case can true variations claim to be of great importance in problems of transformism.
The Science and Philosophy of the Organism|Hans Driesch
But these are characteristics of life itself, irrespective of all its specific forms, which alone are concerned in transformism.
The Science and Philosophy of the Organism|Hans Driesch
That is the Darwinian part of an explanation of transformism which may be conceded as an hypothesis.
The Science and Philosophy of the Organism|Hans Driesch
That is not quite without logical importance, for it shows that not biology alone has led to the transformism hypothesis.
The Science and Philosophy of the Organism|Hans Driesch

The word transformism, as used by the French, would also be a very good title.
The Science and Philosophy of the Organism|Hans Driesch

British Dictionary definitions for transformism

transformism

/ (trænsˈfɔːmɪzəm) /

noun

a less common word for evolution, used esp to refer to the theory of evolution

Derived forms of transformism

transformist, noun

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