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propagation

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prop·a·ga·tion  (prp-gshn)
n.
1. Multiplication or increase, as by natural reproduction.
2. The process of spreading to a larger area or greater number; dissemination.
3. Physics The act or process of propagating, especially the process by which a disturbance, such as the motion of electromagnetic or sound waves, is transmitted through a medium such as air or water.

propa·gation·al adj.
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Noun1.propagation - the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
airing, dissemination, public exposure, spreading - the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
2.propagation - the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
facts of life, procreation, reproduction, breeding - the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
biogeny, biogenesis - the production of living organisms from other living organisms
3.propagation - the movement of a wave through a medium
physical phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy
Doppler effect, Doppler shift - change in the apparent frequency of a wave as observer and source move toward or away from each other
red shift, redshift - (astronomy) a shift in the spectra of very distant galaxies toward longer wavelengths (toward the red end of the spectrum); generally interpreted as evidence that the universe is expanding
wave front - all the points just reached by a wave as it propagates

propagation
noun
2. reproduction, generation, breeding, increase, proliferation, multiplication, procreation the successful propagation of a batch of new plants
Translations
propagation [ˌprɒpəˈgeɪʃən] Npropagación f
propagation [ˌprɒpəˈgeɪʃən] n
[+ idea] → propagation f
[+ plant] → propagation f
propagation
n (= reproduction)Fortpflanzung f; (Hort: of plants) → Vermehrung f; (= dissemination)Verbreitung f; (of views)Verbreitung f, → Propagierung f
propagation [ˌprɒpəˈgeɪʃn] n (see vb) → propagazione f, riproduzione f
propagation [ˌprɒpəˈgeɪʃn] n (see vb) → propagazione f, riproduzione f


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In a word, without going over all the journals in the world, there was not a scientific publication, from the Journal of Evangelical Missions to the Revue Algerienne et Coloniale, from the Annales de la Propagation de la Foi to the Church Missionary Intelligencer, that had not something to say about the affair in all its phases.
The viceroy promised that if I could procure any assistance, he would command in person the fleet and forces raised for the expedition, assuring that he thought he could not employ his life better than in a war so holy, and of so great an importance, to the propagation of the Catholic faith.
Men attach importance only to self-preservation and the propagation of their species.
 
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