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[prop-uh-gey-shuhn]

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noun

the act of propagating.

the fact of being propagated.

multiplication by natural reproduction.

transmission or dissemination.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English propagacyon < Latin propāgātiōn- (stem of propāgātiō). See propagate, -ion

Related forms

prop·a·ga·tion·al, adjective

non·prop·a·ga·tion, noun

self-prop·a·ga·tion, noun

Synonyms
4. spreading, dispersion, diffusion.

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Example Sentences

What brings on this sudden propagation of algae is not completely known, although water temperatures play a role in many cases.

For its part, there isn't much in gene propagation to make the heart sing.

Combustion and propagation processes are then simulated in order to predict the spread of the fire.

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What brings on this sudden propagation of algae is not completely known, although water temperatures play a role in many cases.

For its part, there isn't much in gene propagation to make the heart sing.

Combustion and propagation processes are then simulated in order to predict the spread of the fire.

Malicious software comes in several flavors, distinguished primarily by their method of propagation.

Layering is a propagation method that encourages new roots to form on branches still attached to the parent plant.

Their number has steadily increased through propagation and spur-of-the-moment purchases at florists and local nurseries.

Often they will encrypt and decrypt themselves and mutate during propagation.

However successful a species is in their survival and propagation techniques, there's still a whole lot of luck involved.

Produces numerous offsets, which may be detached for use in propagation.

The waters of this body are landlocked and have been particularly favorable to the propagation of ouananiche.

The recommended repair for many non-threatening cracks is to drill a hole at the propagation site.

Superluminal propagation is seen, effectively, in photon tunneling.

Propagation is the subject that won him two big book awards so this evening should be inspirational.

It is time to get caught up in the frenzy of propagation.

Try summing up the total cost of malnutrition caused by mindless propagation of the burning of food.

If they bounced off an atmospheric layer, that also would affect the propagation speed.

Place pots in a homemade propagation tent made of plastic bags.

Any phenomena discribed or percieved as a wave is the propagation of balance as a function of time.

The young animals must usually be purchased in pairs to encourage propagation.

And thank you sir for discouraging and impeding the propagation of thoughts.

For gardeners, thses miniatures are an opportunity to learn one f the basics of plant propagation.

The need to tribalize for safety and propagation abounds in the animal kingdom.

So some biologists worry that the birds may gradually retreat from those areas, hindering propagation of the species.

So are solitons, which, by definition are large solitary waves capable of indefinite propagation and interpenetration.

Explore the wonderful diversity of creatures that play a role in the propagation of flowering plants in this photo gallery.

Rose mosaic virus is transmitted through infected rootstock or budwood during the commercial propagation process.

Randall notes that things are beginning to change for the propagation of sea anemones in captivity.

In fact, propagation by seed would be disadvantageous because the progeny would differ from the parent.

The effect is indeed predicted by the equations describing the propagation of waves.

Survival and propagation are far stronger traits which shall always prevail over good sense.

The discrepancy has consequences for equations such as those that describe the motion of particles or the propagation of waves.

He cultivated rare plants and experimented with plant propagation.

Nonetheless, it's propagation makes the unsuspecting more vulnerable and the need for defense greater.

Use solar energy on car top panel for car slow speed propagation on long highway in pleasure drive instead of gasoline as fuel.

However, it's a large leap to extend the quantum propagation of particles to the big bang.

Propagation must be carried out by hand, which is an extremely delicate task.

No more survival of the fittest means propagation of factors that will lead to more and more health and mental illness issues.

Statistical methods were employed to approximate the emission time so that the total propagation time could be estimated.

Their only goal is the propagation of their specific intellectual virus.

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World English Dictionary

propagate (ˈprɒpəˌɡeɪt)

—vb
1.	biology to reproduce or cause to reproduce; breed
2.	(tr) horticulture to produce (plants) by layering, grafting, cuttings, etc
3.	(tr) to promulgate; disseminate
4.	physics to move through, cause to move through, or transmit, esp in the form of a wave: to propagate sound
5.	(tr) to transmit (characteristics) from one generation to the next

[C16: from Latin propāgāre to increase (plants) by cuttings, from propāgēs a cutting, from pangere to fasten]

propa'gation

—n

propa'gational

—*adj*

'propagative

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

propagation

mid-15c., from O.Fr. propagacion (13c.), from L. propagationem (nom. propagatio) "a propagation, extension," noun of action from propagare "multiply plants by layers, breed," from propago (gen. propaginis) "that which propagates, offspring," from pro- "forth" + *pag-, root of pangere "to fasten" (see

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Medical Dictionary

propagation prop·a·ga·tion (prŏp'ə-gā'shən)
n.

Multiplication or increase, as by natural reproduction.
The act or process of propagating, especially the process by which an impulse is transmitted along a nerve fiber.

Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia

propagation

in horticulture, the reproduction of plants by any number of natural or artificial means

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