"propagator" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: propagators [plural]
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  1. A person who disseminates news or rumour Translations (person who disseminates news or rumour): разпространител (razprostranitel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), propagador [masculine] (Catalan), propagoija (Finnish), propagateur [masculine] (French)
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  2. A person who propagates plants
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  3. A covered, sometimes heated container for germinating seeds or raising seedlings Translations (container for germinating seeds or raising seedlings): propagador [masculine] (Catalan), kweekbak [common-gender] (Dutch), idätysastia (Finnish), idättämö (Finnish)
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  4. (physics) A function that represents the quantum propagation of a subatomic particle Translations (physics: function): propagador [masculine] (Catalan), propagaattori (Finnish), propagator [masculine] (Polish)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: propagatress Related terms: propagatrix

Inflected forms

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