"propagation" meaning in English

See propagation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-propagation.wav Forms: propagations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From Middle French propagation, from Old French propagacion, from Latin propagatio. Morphologically propagate + -ion Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|propagation}} Middle French propagation, {{uder|en|fro|propagacion}} Old French propagacion, {{uder|en|la|propagatio}} Latin propagatio, {{suffix|en|propagate|ion|nocat=1}} propagate + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} propagation (countable and uncountable, plural propagations)
  1. The multiplication or natural increase in a population. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the multiplication or natural increase in a population): размножение (razmnoženie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), propagació [feminine] (Catalan), lisääntyminen (Finnish), propagación [feminine] (Galician), αναπαραγωγή (anaparagogí) (Greek), pembiakan (Indonesian), perbanyakan (Indonesian), pengembangbiakan (Indonesian), propagasi (Indonesian), propagazione [feminine] (Italian), pembiakan (Malay), whakamakurutanga (Maori), propagação [feminine] (Portuguese), размноже́ние (razmnožénije) [neuter] (Russian), воспроизведе́ние (vosproizvedénije) [neuter] (Russian), propagación [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-propagation-en-noun-ESk1F8iz Disambiguation of 'the multiplication or natural increase in a population': 94 0 1 3 2
  2. The dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-propagation-en-noun-ZQwlT95-
  3. The dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number.
    (religion) The winning of new converts.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (winning new converts): käännyttäminen (Finnish), penyebaran (Indonesian), pendakwahan (Malay)
    Sense id: en-propagation-en-noun-KpaUBszG Categories (other): Religion Topics: lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'winning new converts': 3 0 90 4 3
  4. (physics) The act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave): разпространение (razprostranenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), eteneminen (Finnish), διάδοση (diádosi) [feminine] (Greek), propagasi (Indonesian), rambatan (Indonesian), perambatan (Indonesian), propagazione [feminine] (Italian), perambatan (Malay), rambatan (Malay), pembiakan (Malay), propagação [feminine] (Portuguese), распростране́ние (rasprostranénije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-propagation-en-noun-5ApxcmWm Categories (other): Physics, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 16 18 39 18 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 17 12 12 39 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 16 16 41 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 18 18 42 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 20 20 41 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 15 19 44 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 8 17 17 44 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 17 17 44 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 8 17 17 44 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 21 8 8 43 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 8 16 16 46 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 11 16 20 40 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 8 16 16 46 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 8 17 17 44 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 8 18 18 45 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 15 15 48 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 14 14 47 16 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'the act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave': 2 1 1 93 2
  5. (genetics) The elongation part of transcription. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-propagation-en-noun-p4~1pr1z Categories (other): Genetics Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: backpropagation, micropropagation, propagation constant, propagation delay, propagation mode, propagation time Translations (the dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number): разпространение (razprostranenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), propagació [feminine] (Catalan), leviäminen (Finnish), levittäytyminen (Finnish), levittäminen (Finnish), perbanyakan (Indonesian), propagazione [feminine] (Italian), penyebaran (Malay), propagação [feminine] (Portuguese), распростране́ние (rasprostranénije) [neuter] (Russian), propagación [feminine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'the dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number': 0 50 50 1 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "the act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave",
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