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Definition of propagation - 7 dictionary results

prop⋅a⋅ga⋅tion

[prop-uh-gey-shuhn]
–noun
1. the act of propagating.
2. the fact of being propagated.
3. multiplication by natural reproduction.
4. transmission or dissemination.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME propagacyon < L propāgātiōn- (s. of propāgātiō). See propagate, -ion


prop⋅a⋅ga⋅tion⋅al, adjective


4. spreading, dispersion, diffusion.
prop·a·ga·tion   (prŏp'ə-gā'shən)   
n.  
  1. Multiplication or increase, as by natural reproduction.
  2. The process of spreading to a larger area or greater number; dissemination.
  3. Physics The act or process of propagating, especially the process by which a disturbance, such as the motion of electromagnetic or sound waves, is transmitted through a medium such as air or water.
prop'a·ga'tion·al adj.

Propagation

Prop`a*ga"tion\, n. [L. propagatio: cf. F. propagation.]

1. The act of propagating; continuance or multiplication of the kind by generation or successive production; as, the propagation of animals or plants.

There is not in nature any spontaneous generation, but all come by propagation. --Ray.

2. The spreading abroad, or extension, of anything; diffusion; dissemination; as, the propagation of sound; the propagation of the gospel. --Bacon.
Language Translation for : propagation
Italian: diffusione,
German: die Verbreitung,
Japanese: 広まり

propagation 
c.1440, 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 pact). Verb propagate is recorded from 1570.

Main Entry: prop·a·ga·tion
Pronunciation: "präp-&-'gA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the act or action of propagating: as a : increase (as of a kind of organism) in numbers <propagation of a pure culture of bacteria> b : the spreading or transmission of something <propagationof a nerve impulse>

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

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

propagation

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

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