Antonyms for ontogenesis
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : on-toj-uh-nee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɒnˈtɒdʒ ə ni |
Definition of ontogenesis
Origin :- "development of an individual," 1872, from onto- + -geny. Related: Ontogenic; ontogenesis.
- As in development : noun growth
- But ontogenesis would have furnished us with facts no less cogent.
- Extract from : « Creative Evolution » by Henri Bergson
- It studies man from two different points of view: his development (ontogenesis), and his variations.
- Extract from : « Pedagogical Anthropology » by Maria Montessori
- The ontogenesis of any given living organism is a short, condensed recapitulation of its ancestral history or of its phylogenesis.
- Extract from : « The Last Link » by Ernst Haeckel
- It summarises the history of species; ontogenesis, we are told, reproduces phylogenesis.
- Extract from : « A New Philosophy: Henri Bergson » by Edouard le Roy
- This exceedingly important larval form, the "gastrula," makes its appearance in the ontogenesis of all tribes of animals.
- Extract from : « Was Man Created? » by Henry A. Mott
- It is naturally no easy matter to trace the ontogenesis of the herd instinct.
- Extract from : « Group Psychology and The Analysis of The Ego » by Sigmund Freud
Synonyms for ontogenesis
- adding to
- addition
- adulthood
- advance
- advancement
- advancing
- augmentation
- augmenting
- boost
- buildup
- chrysalis
- developing
- elaborating
- enlargement
- evolution
- evolvement
- evolving
- expansion
- flowering
- hike
- improvement
- increase
- increasing
- making progress
- maturation
- maturing
- maturity
- ongoing
- ontogenesis
- ontogeny
- perfecting
- progress
- progression
- reinforcement
- reinforcing
- ripening
- spread
- spreading
- unfolding
- unraveling
- upgrowth
- upping
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