Dictionary

propagation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /pɹɒpəˈɡeɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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• /pɹɑpəˈɡeɪʃən/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle French propagation, from Old French propagacion, from Latin propagatio. Morphologically propagate + -ion.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The multiplication or natural increase in a population.
   • plant propagation
2. (countable, uncountable) The dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number.
   • The farmer specialized in the propagation of rare orchids.
3. (countable, uncountable) The dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number. ▸ The winning of new converts.
4. (countable, uncountable) The act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave.
   • Radio propagation varies with atmospheric conditions.
5. (countable, uncountable) The elongation part of transcription.

Forms

Deriveds

propagation time · propagational · propagation constant · backpropagation · antipropagation · propagation mode · micropropagation · propagation delay · nonpropagation · proplifting · repropagation · copropagation

Translations (42)

id perbanyakan (the multiplication or natural increase in a population) · el διάδοση (the act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave) · it propagazione (the dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number) · fi käännyttäminen (winning new converts) · id pembiakan (the multiplication or natural increase in a population) · mi whakamakurutanga (the multiplication or natural increase in a population) · fi lisääntyminen (the multiplication or natural increase in a population) · es propagación (the dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number) · id perambatan (the act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave) · id rambatan (the act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave) · id pengembangbiakan (the multiplication or natural increase in a population) · ms rambatan (the act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave) · es propagación (the multiplication or natural increase in a population) · ms perambatan (the act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave) · ru распростране́ние (the dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number) · gl propagación (the multiplication or natural increase in a population) · el αναπαραγωγή (the multiplication or natural increase in a population) · ms pendakwahan (winning new converts) · ru воспроизведе́ние (the multiplication or natural increase in a population) · pt propagação (the multiplication or natural increase in a population) · pt propagação (the act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave) · bg разпространение (the dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number) · bg размножение (the multiplication or natural increase in a population) · ms pembiakan (the act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave) · fi levittäytyminen (the dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number) · ca propagació (the dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number) · ca propagació (the multiplication or natural increase in a population) · it propagazione (the multiplication or natural increase in a population) · pt propagação (the dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number) · fi eteneminen (the act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave) · id perbanyakan (the dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number) · id propagasi (the act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave) · ms pembiakan (the multiplication or natural increase in a population) · fi levittäminen (the dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number) · ru размноже́ние (the multiplication or natural increase in a population) · id penyebaran (winning new converts) · bg разпространение (the act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave) · fi leviäminen (the dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number) · id propagasi (the multiplication or natural increase in a population) · ru распростране́ние (the act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave) · it propagazione (the act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave) · ms penyebaran (the dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number)