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propagation

UK/pɹɒpəˈɡeɪʃən//pɹɑpəˈɡeɪʃən/

propagation noun: the multiplication or natural increase in a population.

Noun

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. The winning of new converts.
  3. The act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave.
    • Radio propagation varies with atmospheric conditions.
  4. The elongation part of transcription.

propagation meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam

propagation in Tamil

தொடர்தல், பரப்புகை, பரப்புதல், பரவுதல், செலுத்துகை, பரவல்

propagation in Urdu

propagation
اشاعت iśā’at

propagation in Bengali

বংশবৃদ্ধি, কোনো মতবাদের প্রসার

propagation in Malayalam

പ്രചലനം, പെറ്റുപെരുകൽ, സന്താനവൃദ്ധി, വിസ്താരം, പെരുക്കം, പ്രജനനം
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propagation in Kannada
ನೈಸರ್ಗಿಕ ಪುನರುತ್ಪತ್ತಿ, ಸಂತಾನೋತ್ಪತ್ತಿ, ಪ್ರಜನನ, ಪ್ರಸಾರ
propagation in Punjabi
پرچار parcār
propagation in Sanskrit
तन् tán
propagation in Nepali
प्रचार-प्रसार
propagation in Malay
penyebaran, pembiakan, pendakwahan, perambatan
propagation in Indonesian
perbanyakan, propagasi, pembiakan, pengembangbiakan

Examples of propagation in a sentence

  • The propagation of an acoustic wave inside a phononic crystal is forbidden in the bandgap frequency range due to Bragg scattering.
  • In Britain during the First World War, the government established various agencies for the propagation of Germanophobia.
  • A tmema cell, formed in the ageing chloronema of moss protonema, represents a means of propagation.

All 26 example sentences with propagation

Forms of propagation

pluralpropagations

Origin of propagation

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

Words formed from propagation

Phrases with propagation

Words that rhyme with propagation

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Questions about propagation

What does propagation mean?
Propagation means the multiplication or natural increase in a population.
What is propagation in Tamil?
Propagation in Tamil is தொடர்தல், பரப்புகை, பரப்புதல். See Propagation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is propagation?
Propagation is a noun.
How do you pronounce propagation?
Propagation is pronounced /pɹɒpəˈɡeɪʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of propagation?
The plural of propagation is propagations.

Words near propagation in the dictionary

  1. propagated
  2. propagates
  3. propagatest
  4. propagateth
  5. propagating
  6. propagation
  7. propagation constant
  8. propagation constants
  9. propagation delay
  10. propagation delays
  11. propagation mode

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: propagation (page history and authors); propagation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); اشاعت (Urdu) (page history and authors); propagation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); propagation (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); propagation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); پرچار (Punjabi) (page history and authors); तन् (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); propagation (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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