propagation

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

propagation (countable and uncountable, plural propagations)

1. the multiplication or natural increase in a population
2. the dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number
3. (physics) the act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave
4. (genetics) the elongation part of transcription
5. (religion) winning new converts
6. some degree of success in the spread of propaganda

Derived terms

• backpropagation
• micropropagation
• propagation constant
• propagation delay
• propagation mode
• propagation time

 

Translations

the multiplication or natural increase in a population

• Bulgarian: размножение (bg) n (razmnoženie)
• Catalan: propagació f
• Finnish: lisääntyminen (fi)
• Galician: propagación (gl) f
• Greek: αναπαραγωγή (el) (anaparagogí)
• Indonesian: pembiakan (id), perbanyakan (id), pengembangbiakan, propagasi
• Italian: propagazione (it) f
• Malay: pembiakan (ms)
• Maori: whakamakurutanga
• Portuguese: propagação (pt) f
• Russian: размноже́ние (ru) n (razmnožénije), воспроизведе́ние (ru) n (vosproizvedénije)
• Spanish: propagación (es) f

the dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number

• Bulgarian: разпространение (bg) n (razprostranenie)
• Catalan: propagació f
• Finnish: leviäminen (fi), levittäytyminen (fi), levittäminen (fi)
• Indonesian: perbanyakan (id)
• Italian: propagazione (it) f
• Malay: penyebaran
• Portuguese: propagação (pt) f
• Russian: распростране́ние (ru) n (rasprostranénije)
• Spanish: propagación (es) f

the act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave

• Bulgarian: разпространение (bg) n (razprostranenie)
• Finnish: eteneminen (fi)
• Indonesian: propagasi, rambatan (id), perambatan (id)
• Italian: propagazione (it) f
• Malay: perambatan, rambatan, pembiakan (ms)
• Portuguese: propagação (pt) f
• Russian: распростране́ние (ru) n (rasprostranénije)

the elongation part of transcription

winning new converts

• Finnish: käännyttäminen (fi)
• Indonesian: penyebaran (id)
• Malay: pendakwahan

some degree of success in the spread of propaganda

• Bulgarian: пропагандиране n (propagandirane)

French

Etymology

From Latin prōpāgātiōnem.

Pronunciation

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Noun

propagation f (plural propagations)

1. propagation

Related terms

• propager

Further reading

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