propagation

C1 Topic:Gardening & Horticulture

US /pɹɑpəˈɡeɪʃən/ UK /pɹɒpəˈɡeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #44762

Meanings

1

noun
The multiplication or natural increase in a population.

Plant propagation.
2

noun
The act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave.

Radio propagation varies with atmospheric conditions.
3

noun
the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
4

noun
the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions

Thesaurus

Synonyms

3 noun · the act of producing... generation

4 noun · the spreading of something... extension

Word family

Derived forms antipropagationbackpropagationcopropagationmicropropagationnonpropagationpropagationalpropliftingrepropagation

Appears in

Phrases (1)

See all

rectilinear propagation
the travel or spread of something along straight lines

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle French propagation, from Old French propagacion, from Latin propagatio. Morphologically propagate + -ion.

Topics

Gardening & Horticulture Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

External links

markdown