Selection
11selection — ► NOUN 1) the action or fact of selecting. 2) a number of selected things. 3) a range of things from which a choice may be made. 4) a horse or horses tipped as worth bets in a race or meeting. 5) Biology the evolutionary process which determines… …
12selection — selection. См. селекция. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …
13Selection — [englisch, sɪ lekʃn; wörtlich »Auswahl«], gebräuchlich als Synonym für Medley und Potpourri …
14selection — (n.) mid 17c., from L. selectionem (nom. selectio), noun of action from pp. stem of seligere (see SELECT (Cf. select)). Biological sense is from 1837; applied to actions of breeders, hence use by Darwin (1857) …
15selection — *choice, preference, election, option, alternative Analogous words: choosing, culling, picking (see CHOOSE): discrimination, *discernment, insight, acumen Antonyms: rejection …
16selection — [n] preference from among choices alternative, choice, choosing, collection, culling, draft, druthers*, election, excerpt, option, pick, picking; concept 529 Ant. refusal, rejection …
17Selection — mergefrom|Evolutionary pressure|Talk:Selection|date=September 2007|Richard001In the context of evolution, certain traits or alleles of a species may be subject to selection. Under selection, individuals with advantageous or adaptive traits tend… …
18selection — noun 1 process of choosing/being chosen ADJECTIVE ▪ careful ▪ the careful selection of building materials ▪ random ▪ initial ▪ final …
19selection — selectional, adj. /si lek sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice. 2. a thing or a number of things selected. 3. an aggregate of things displayed for choice, purchase, use, etc.; a group from which a… …
20selection */*/*/ — UK [sɪˈlekʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms selection : singular selection plural selections 1) [countable/uncountable] the process of choosing one person or thing from a group selection of: There are strict rules that govern the selection of political …
