propagation

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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɹɒpəˈɡeɪʃən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /pɹɑpəˈɡeɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

propagation (countable and uncountable, plural propagations)

1. The multiplication or natural increase in a population.

   plant propagation

2. The dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number.

   The farmer specialized in the propagation of rare orchids.

   1. (religion) The winning of new converts.
3. (physics) The act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave.

   Radio propagation varies with atmospheric conditions.

4. (genetics) The elongation part of transcription.

From Latin prōpāgātiōnem.

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propagation f (plural propagations)

1. propagation

• propager

• “propagation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.