propagation
noun
- act/process of causing to spread, increase, reproduce (usually in a controlled manner), or spreading, increasing, reproducing
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /pɹɒpəˈɡeɪʃən/ / /pɹɑpəˈɡeɪʃən/
noun
Etymology: From Middle French propagation, from Old French propagacion, from Latin propagatio. Morphologically propagate + -ion.
- The multiplication or natural increase in a population.
“plant propagation”
- The dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number.
“The farmer specialized in the propagation of rare orchids.”
- The dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number.
- The act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave.
“Radio propagation varies with atmospheric conditions.”
- The elongation part of transcription.