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propagation

noun

  1. act/process of causing to spread, increase, reproduce (usually in a controlled manner), or spreading, increasing, reproducing
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pɹɒpəˈɡeɪʃən/ / /pɹɑpəˈɡeɪʃən/

noun

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

  1. The multiplication or natural increase in a population.

    plant propagation

  2. The dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number.

    The farmer specialized in the propagation of rare orchids.

  3. The dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number.
  4. The act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave.

    Radio propagation varies with atmospheric conditions.

  5. The elongation part of transcription.