propagation (redirected from propagational)

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.

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propa·gation·al adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	propagation - the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions extension 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 multiplication, generation 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

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propagation

noun

1. spreading, spread, promotion, communication, distribution, circulation, transmission, diffusion, dissemination, promulgation working towards the propagation of true Buddhism

2. reproduction, generation, breeding, increase, proliferation, multiplication, procreation the successful propagation of a batch of new plants

Translations

propagation [ˌprɒpəˈgeɪʃən] N → propagación f

propagation [ˌprɒpəˈgeɪʃ^ən] 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 [ˌprɒpəˈgeɪʃ/ən] n (see vb) → propagazione f, riproduzione f