propagation
English Thesaurus
1. the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | biogenesis, biogeny, |
| definition | : | the production of living organisms from other living organisms (noun.act) |
2. the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions (noun.communication)
3. the movement of a wave through a medium (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | physical phenomenon, |
| definition | : | a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | doppler effect, doppler shift, |
| definition | : | change in the apparent frequency of a wave as observer and source move toward or away from each other (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | red shift, redshift, |
| definition | : | (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 (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | wave front, |
| definition | : | all the points just reached by a wave as it propagates (noun.phenomenon) |
4. the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production (noun.act)
| derivation | : | multiply, procreate, reproduce, |
| definition | : | have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | propagate, |
| definition | : | multiply sexually or asexually (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | propagate, |
| definition | : | cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | breed, multiply, |
| definition | : | have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms) (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | propagate, |
| definition | : | transmit from one generation to the next (verb.possession) |
5. the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread, |
| definition | : | cause to become widely known (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | propagate, |
| definition | : | transmit or cause to broaden or spread (verb.contact) |
6. the movement of a wave through a medium (noun.phenomenon)
| derivation | : | propagate, |
| definition | : | transmit (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | propagate, |
| definition | : | travel through the air (verb.motion) |
7. the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production (noun.act)
| derivation | : | multiply, procreate, reproduce, |
| definition | : | have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | propagate, |
| definition | : | multiply sexually or asexually (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | propagate, |
| definition | : | cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | breed, multiply, |
| definition | : | have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms) (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | propagate, |
| definition | : | transmit from one generation to the next (verb.possession) |
8. the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread, |
| definition | : | cause to become widely known (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | propagate, |
| definition | : | transmit or cause to broaden or spread (verb.contact) |
9. the movement of a wave through a medium (noun.phenomenon)
| derivation | : | propagate, |
| definition | : | transmit (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | propagate, |
| definition | : | travel through the air (verb.motion) |
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