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prop·a·gate

(prŏp′ə-gāt′)

v. prop·a·gat·ed, prop·a·gat·ing, prop·a·gates

v.tr.

1. To cause (an organism) to multiply or breed.

2. To breed (offspring).

3. To transmit (characteristics) from one generation to another.

4. To cause to extend to a broader area or larger number; spread: missionaries who propagate the faith.

5. To make widely known; publicize: propagate a rumor.

6. Physics To cause (a wave, for example) to move in some direction or through a medium; transmit.

v.intr.

1. To have offspring; multiply.

2. To extend to a broader area or larger number; spread.

3. Physics To move through a medium.

[Latin prōpāgāre, prōpāgāt-; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]

prop′a·ga·ble (-gə-bəl) adj.

prop′a·ga′tive adj.

prop′a·ga′tor n.

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propagable

(ˈprɒpəɡəbəl)

adj

capable of being propagated

ˌpropagaˈbility, ˈpropagableness n

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But it reads data through the instrument ledger coordinate system, and the precision is not high enough; Along with the increasing of given points, it takes more and more time to form membrane and the objective is not steady, so the propagableness and applicability of VEA are influenced simultaneously.