preformation
English
/pɹiːfɔːˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
Definitions
- Prior formation.
- (biology) The theory that organisms are fully developed in the form of an egg or seed, and just increase in size (as opposed to epigenesis (epigenesis)).
Etymology
Prefix from English formation (geologic formation).
Origin
English
formation
Gloss
geologic formation
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Maastricht Formation English
- antipreformationist English
- back-formation English
- backformation English
- electroformation English
- formation English
- formational English
- geoformation English
- malformation English
- misformation English
- neoformation English
- osteoformation English
- postformation English
- preformationary English
- preformationism English
- preformationist English
- re-formation English
- subformation English
- unformation English
- formation French
- formacion Old French
- formacar Ido