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1. succession
noun. ['səkˈsɛʃən'] a following of one thing after another in time.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- successio (Latin)
Rhymes with Ecological Succession
- transgression
- misimpression
- indiscretion
- decompression
- retrocession
- nonaggression
- repossession
- progression
- expression
- discretion
- compression
- suppression
- repression
- regression
- profession
- procession
- precession
- intercession
- impression
- digression
- depression
- confession
- concession
- secession
- recession
- possession
- oppression
- obsession
- aggression
- accession
Sentences with ecological-succession
1. Noun Phrase
Scientists call one such slow process ecological succession.
2. Noun Phrase
Trees tend to be the largest driving organism in this portion of ecological succession.
3. Noun Phrase
Change occurs constantly to adapt to stresses and pressures in a process referred to as ecological succession.
4. Noun Phrase
A climax community is considered the end of ecological succession.
2. succession
noun. ['səkˈsɛʃən'] a group of people or things arranged or following in order.
Etymology
- successio (Latin)
3. succession
noun. ['səkˈsɛʃən'] the action of following in order.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- successio (Latin)
4. ecological
adjective. ['iːkəˈlɑːdʒɪkəl, ɛkəˈlɑːdʒɪkəl'] characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment.
Etymology
- -ical (English)
- ecology (English)
- Ökologie (German)
5. succession
noun. ['səkˈsɛʃən'] (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established.
Synonyms
Etymology
- successio (Latin)
6. ecological
adjective. ['iːkəˈlɑːdʒɪkəl, ɛkəˈlɑːdʒɪkəl'] of or relating to the science of ecology.
Synonyms
Etymology
- -ical (English)
- ecology (English)
- Ökologie (German)
7. succession
noun. ['səkˈsɛʃən'] acquisition of property by descent or by will.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- successio (Latin)