"replicate" meaning in English

See replicate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɹɛpləˌkeɪt/ [US], /ˈɹɛpləˌkət/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-replicate.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-replicate2.wav Forms: more replicate [comparative], most replicate [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin replicātus, past participle of replicāre (“to fold or bend back; reply”), from re (“back”) + plicāre (“to fold”); see ply. Doublet of reply and replica. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pleḱ-}}, {{der|en|la|replicātus}} Latin replicātus Head templates: {{en-adj}} replicate (comparative more replicate, superlative most replicate)
  1. (botany, zoology) Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself. Categories (topical): Botany, Zoology
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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɛpləˌkeɪt/ [US], /ˈɹɛpləˌkət/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-replicate.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-replicate2.wav Forms: replicates [plural]
Etymology: From Latin replicātus, past participle of replicāre (“to fold or bend back; reply”), from re (“back”) + plicāre (“to fold”); see ply. Doublet of reply and replica. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pleḱ-}}, {{der|en|la|replicātus}} Latin replicātus Head templates: {{en-noun}} replicate (plural replicates)
  1. The outcome of a replication procedure; an exact copy or replica.
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  2. (music) A tone that is one or more octaves away from a given tone. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-replicate-en-noun-igjRW9DG Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Verb

IPA: /ˈɹɛpləˌkeɪt/ [US], /ˈɹɛpləˌkət/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-replicate.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-replicate2.wav Forms: replicates [present, singular, third-person], replicating [participle, present], replicated [participle, past], replicated [past]
Etymology: From Latin replicātus, past participle of replicāre (“to fold or bend back; reply”), from re (“back”) + plicāre (“to fold”); see ply. Doublet of reply and replica. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pleḱ-}}, {{der|en|la|replicātus}} Latin replicātus Head templates: {{en-verb}} replicate (third-person singular simple present replicates, present participle replicating, simple past and past participle replicated)
  1. To make a copy (replica) of. Translations (to make a copy of): копирам (kopiram) (Bulgarian), правя копие (pravja kopie) (Bulgarian), kopioida (Finnish), monistaa (Finnish), replikoida (Finnish), répliquer (French), replicare (Italian), replicar (Portuguese), replica (Romanian), replicar (Spanish), replike etmek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-replicate-en-verb-iP1Qtfdn Disambiguation of 'to make a copy of': 100 0 0
  2. (sciences) To repeat (an experiment or trial) with a consistent result. Categories (topical): Sciences
    Sense id: en-replicate-en-verb-nCKqbOq6 Topics: sciences
  3. (obsolete) To reply. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-replicate-en-verb-R2QEzNAI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: replica, replicability, replicant, replication, replicative, replicator, reply

Inflected forms

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