(n)a theory of evolution holding that evolutionary change in the fossil record came in fits and starts rather than in a steady process of slow change, Syn.theory of punctuated equilibrium
[顿挫 / 頓挫, dùn cuò, ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ]a transition (stop and change) in spoken sound, music or in brush strokes; a cadence; punctuated by a transition; with syncopated cadence (brush stroke in painting)#68801[Add to Longdo]