Definition
In geology and paleontology, the theory that new geological formations or species arose through sudden, dramatic changes rather than gradual evolution.
Etymology
From Kainos (Greek 'recent' or 'new') plus genesis meaning 'origin' or 'birth'. This scientific term was coined in the 19th century by geologists proposing catastrophic theories of Earth's development as alternatives to uniformitarianism.
Kelly Says
Before we understood plate tectonics and asteroid impacts, geologists used 'cainogenesis' to explain sudden extinctions and new species—it's a word born from scientists grasping for answers about Earth's violent past!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ካይኖገነሲስ
kai-no-ge-ne-sis
ARالعربية
إنشَاء كَائِنِي
in-sha-a kay-ni-i
BNবাংলা
কাইনোজেনেসিস
kai-no-je-ne-sis
CACatalà
cainogenesis
kay-ni-o-je-ne-sis
CSČeština
cainogenesis
kay-ni-o-je-ne-sis
DADansk
cainogenesis
kay-ni-o-je-ne-sis
DEDeutsch
Cainogenese
kai-no-ge-neh-ze
ELΕλληνικά
καϊνογένεση
kai-no-ge-ne-si
ESEspañol
cainogénesis
kay-no-je-ne-sis
FAفارسی
کاینogenesis
kay-n-o-je-ne-sis
FISuomi
cainogenesis
kay-ni-o-je-ne-sis
FRFrançais
cainogénèse
kay-no-je-ne-z
GUGU
કૈનિજનિજન
kai-ni-ji-ni-jan
HAHA
cainogenesis
kay-ni-o-je-ne-sis
HEעברית
קיינוגנזה
kay-no-gen-zah
HIहिन्दी
कैनिजनोसिस
kai-ni-ja-no-sis
HUMagyar
cainogenesis
kay-ni-o-je-ne-sis
IDBahasa Indonesia
cainogenesis
kay-ni-o-je-ne-sis
IGIG
cainogenesis
kay-ni-o-je-ne-sis
ITItaliano
cainogenesi
kay-no-je-ne-zi
KKKK
кайногенез
kai-no-gen-ez
KO한국어
카인 생성
ka-in se-gwang
MRMR
कैनिजनोसिस
kai-ni-ja-no-sis
MSBahasa Melayu
cainogenesis
kay-ni-o-je-ne-sis
NLNederlands
cainogenesis
kay-ni-o-je-ne-sis
NONorsk
cainogenesis
kay-ni-o-je-ne-sis
PAPA
ਕੈਨਿਜਨੋਜਨ
kai-ni-jan-o-jan
PLPolski
cainogenesis
kay-ni-o-je-ne-sis
PTPortuguês
cainogênese
kay-no-je-ne-se
RORomână
cainogenesis
kay-ni-o-je-ne-sis
RUРусский
кайногенез
kai-no-gen-ez
SVSvenska
cainogenesis
kay-ni-o-je-ne-sis
SWKiswahili
cainogenesis
kay-ni-o-je-ne-sis
TAதமிழ்
கேயினோஜெனெசிஸ்
kay-yi-no-je-ne-sis
TEతెలుగు
కైనిజనోజెనెసిస్
kai-ni-ja-no-je-ne-sis
THไทย
ไคเนโนเจเนซิส
kai-ne-no-je-ne-sis
TLTL
cainogenesis
kay-ni-o-je-ne-sis
TRTürkçe
cainogenesis
kay-ni-o-je-ne-sis
UKУкраїнська
кайногенез
kai-no-gen-ez
URاردو
کائینوجینسس
kay-ni-jo-jin-sis
VITiếng Việt
cainogenesis
kay-ni-o-je-ne-sis
YOYO
cainogenesis
kay-ni-o-je-ne-sis
ZH中文
凯因生成
kǎi yīn shēng chǔn
ZUZU
ukainogenesis
u-kai-ni-o-je-ne-sis