Definition of Propagation

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propagation
n. scattering, spreading; reproduction, procreation, generation; transmission of an inherited trait; increase in extension; dispersion, dissemination

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Propagation Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Propagation
(n.)
The spreading abroad, or extension, of anything; diffusion; dissemination; as, the propagation of sound; the propagation of the gospel.
  
(n.)
The act of propagating; continuance or multiplication of the kind by generation or successive production; as, the propagation of animals or plants.
  

WordNet 2.0
propagation

Noun
1. the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
(synonym) extension
(hypernym) dissemination, airing, public exposure, spreading
(derivation) propagate
2. the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
(synonym) generation, multiplication
(hypernym) reproduction, procreation, breeding, facts of life
(hyponym) biogenesis, biogeny
(derivation) propagate
3. the movement of a wave through a medium
(hypernym) physical phenomenon
(hyponym) Doppler effect, Doppler shift
(derivation) propagate

Shakespeare Words
PROPAGATION
obtaining

hEnglish - advanced version
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propagation
\prop`a*ga"tion\ (?), n. [l. propagatio: cf. f. propagation.]
1. the act of propagating; continuance or multiplication of the kind by generation or successive production; as, the propagation of animals or plants. there is not in nature any spontaneous generation, but all come by propagation.
2. the spreading abroad, or extension, of anything; diffusion; dissemination; as, the propagation of sound; the propagation of the gospel.



Propagation Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

Telecommunication Standard Terms
propagation
The motion of waves through or along a medium. Note: For electromagnetic waves, propagation may occur in a vacuum as well as in material media.

RF Electronics
Propagation
The radiation of signal energy through a physical area or space.


Propagation Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries

Amateur Radio Glossary
propagation
the means or path by which a radio signal travels from a transmitting station to a receiving station.


Propagation Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Propagation
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