Propagation
[,prɒpə'ɡeɪʃən] or [,prɑpə'geʃən]
Definition
(noun.) the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions.
(noun.) the movement of a wave through a medium.
Editor: Madge--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of propagating; continuance or multiplication of the kind by generation or successive production; as, the propagation of animals or plants.
(n.) The spreading abroad, or extension, of anything; diffusion; dissemination; as, the propagation of sound; the propagation of the gospel.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Multiplication, increase, continuance.[2]. Dissemination, diffusion, extension, enlargement.[3]. Generation, procreation, breeding.
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Examples
- The fund was, of course, for the propagation and spread of the red-heads as well as for their maintenance. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- A large number of individuals of an animal or plant can be reared only where the conditions for its propagation are favourable. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- His knowledge of the propagation of animals was, however , not sufficient to make him reject the belief in spontaneous generation from mud, sand, foam, and dew. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- In the field of botany Aristotle had a wide knowledge of natural phenomena, and raised general questions as to mode of propagation, nourishment, relation of plants to animals, etc. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The liberal reward of labour, as it encourages the propagation, so it increases the industry of the common people. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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