conjugation

con·ju·ga·tion  (knj-gshn)

n.

1.

a. The act of conjugating.

b. The state of being conjugated.

2. Grammar

a. The inflection of a particular verb.

b. A presentation of the complete set of inflected forms of a verb.

c. A class of verbs having similar inflected forms.

3. Biology

a. The temporary union of two bacterial cells during which one cell transfers part or all of its genome to the other.

b. A process of sexual reproduction in which ciliate protozoans of the same species temporarily couple and exchange genetic material.

c. A process of sexual reproduction in certain algae and fungi in which temporary or permanent fusion occurs, resulting in the union of the male and female gametes.

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conju·gation·al adj.

conju·gation·al·ly adv.

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conjugation

Noun

1. Grammar

a. inflection of a verb for person, number, tense, voice and mood

b. the complete set of the inflections of a given verb

2. a joining

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conjugation  (knj-gshn)

1. A type of sexual reproduction in single-celled organisms, such as bacteria and some algae and fungi, in which two organisms or cells from the same species join together to exchange genetic material before undergoing cell division.

2. The fusion of two gametes to form a zygote, as in some algae and fungi.

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Conjugation a united series; a combination; a sequence.

Examples: conjugation of atoms, 1692; of labours, 1824; of letters, 1626; of men in society, 1605; of miracles, 1660; of probabilities, 1718.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	conjugation - the state of being joined together colligation, conjunction, junction anastomosis, inosculation - a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous synapse - the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle; "nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters" unification, union - the state of being joined or united or linked; "there is strength in union"
	2.	conjugation - the inflection of verbs verb - the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence inflection, inflexion - a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
	3.	conjugation - the complete set of inflected forms of a verb set - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth"
	4.	conjugation - a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms category, class, family - a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents"
	5.	conjugation - the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring" mating, pairing, sexual union, union, coupling sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice - activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat" assortative mating - mating of individuals having more traits in common than likely in random mating disassortative mating - mating of individuals having traits more dissimilar than likely in random mating hybridisation, hybridization, hybridizing, interbreeding, crossbreeding, crossing, cross - (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids inbreeding - the act of mating closely related individuals servicing, service - the act of mating by male animals; "the bull was worth good money in servicing fees"
	6.	conjugation - the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays" jointure, uniting, unification, union compounding, combining, combination - the act of combining things to form a new whole coalescence, coalescency, conglutination, coalition, concretion - the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts reunification, reunion - the act of coming together again; "monetary unification precipitated the reunification of the German state in October 1990" tribalisation, tribalization - the act of making tribal; unification on a tribal basis umbrella - having the function of uniting a group of similar things; "the Democratic Party is an umbrella for many liberal groups"; "under the umbrella of capitalism"

Translations

conjugation [kɔndʒəˈgeɪʃən] n → conjugaison f

conjugation [kɔndʒəˈgeɪʃən] conjugate n → Konjugation f

conjugation [kɔndʒəˈgeɪʃən] n → coniugazione f