"propagator" meaning in English

See propagator in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: propagators [plural]
Etymology: From propagate + -or. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|propagate|or}} propagate + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} propagator (plural propagators)
  1. A person who disseminates news or rumour Categories (topical): People Translations (person who disseminates news or rumour): разпространител (razprostranitel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), propagoija (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-propagator-en-noun-~dYynzPV Disambiguation of People: 42 44 6 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 27 21 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 30 31 21 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 32 19 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 26 28 17 16 4 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 27 17 18 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 31 33 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 31 33 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 31 33 19 17 Disambiguation of 'person who disseminates news or rumour': 75 21 2 1
  2. A person who propagates plants Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-propagator-en-noun-CzGqkdNW Disambiguation of People: 42 44 6 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 27 21 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 30 31 21 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 32 19 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 26 28 17 16 4 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 27 17 18 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 31 33 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 31 33 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 31 33 19 17
  3. A covered, sometimes heated container for germinating seeds or raising seedlings Translations (container for germinating seeds or raising seedlings): idätysastia (Finnish), idättämö (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-propagator-en-noun-RS-G~vlW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 27 21 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 30 31 21 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 32 19 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 26 28 17 16 4 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 27 17 18 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 31 33 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 31 33 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 31 33 19 17 Disambiguation of 'container for germinating seeds or raising seedlings': 6 7 80 7
  4. (physics) A function that represents the quantum propagation of a subatomic particle Categories (topical): Physics Translations (physics: function): propagaattori (Finnish), propagator [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-propagator-en-noun-fQEjJoA2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 27 21 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 30 31 21 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 32 19 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 26 28 17 16 4 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 27 17 18 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 31 33 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 31 33 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 31 33 19 17 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'physics: function': 4 5 6 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: propagatrix

Inflected forms

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