|
|
Definition of Propagation
1. Noun. The spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions.
Generic synonyms: Airing, Dissemination, Public Exposure, Spreading
Derivative terms: Propagate, Propagate
2. Noun. The act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production.
Generic synonyms: Breeding, Facts Of Life, Procreation, Reproduction
Specialized synonyms: Biogenesis, Biogeny
Derivative terms: Generate, Multiply, Multiply, Propagate, Propagate, Propagate
3. Noun. The movement of a wave through a medium.
Specialized synonyms: Doppler Effect, Doppler Shift, Red Shift, Redshift, Wave Front
Derivative terms: Propagate, Propagate
Definition of Propagation
1. n. The act of propagating; continuance or multiplication of the kind by generation or successive production; as, the propagation of animals or plants.
Definition of Propagation
1. Noun. the multiplication or natural increase in a population ¹
2. Noun. the dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number ¹
3. Noun. (physics) the act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave ¹
4. Noun. (genetics) the elongation part of transcription ¹
5. Noun. (religion) winning new converts ¹
6. Noun. some degree of success in the spread of propaganda ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Propagation
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Propagation
Literary usage of Propagation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Relativity: The Special and General Theory by Albert Einstein (1921)
"Every child at school knows, or believes he knows, that this propagation takes
place in straight lines with a velocity c =300000 km. /sec. ..."
2. Relativity: The Special and General Theory by Albert Einstein (1920)
"The assumption that this velocity of propagation is dependent on the direction "in
space" is in itself improbable. In short, let us assume that the simple ..."
3. Heat and Thermodynamics by Francis M. Hartmann (1911)
"propagation OF HEAT 71. HEAT is transferred from one place to another in three
... The propagation of heat from the filament to the glass bulb, that is, ..."
4. The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte by Auguste Comte, Harriet Martineau (1893)
"We might perhaps say four, D. . . including the timbre (ring or tone) arising
from the The three parts referred to are, first, the mode of propagation of ..."
5. The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte by Auguste Comte, Harriet Martineau (1875)
"We might perhaps say four, . . including the timbre (ring or tone) arising from
the The three parts referred to are, first, the mode of propagation of ..."
6. Physical Optics by Robert Williams Wood (1905)
"The rectilinear propagation followed at once from the second law of motion,
whereas the early supporters of the wave-theory were unable to account for it, ..."
Other Resources:
