English Explanatory Dictionary

propagation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The multiplication or natural increase in a population.
  2. The dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number.
  3. The winning of new converts.
  4. The act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave.
  5. The elongation part of transcription.

Pronunciation

/pɹɒpəˈɡeɪʃən/ /pɹɑpəˈɡeɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-propagation.wav

Word forms

propagation propagations

Etymology

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

Derived words

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

Translations

Bulgarian: разпространение Catalan: propagació Finnish: leviäminen Finnish: levittäytyminen Finnish: levittäminen Indonesian: perbanyakan Italian: propagazione Malay: penyebaran Portuguese: propagação Russian: распростране́ние Spanish: propagación
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