replication
/ɹɛplɪˈkeɪʃən/
replication noun: the process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced.
Noun
replication (countable and uncountable, plural replications)
- The process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced.
- DNA replication is the process of producing two identical replicas from one original DNA molecule.2014, Wikipedia, DNA replication
- Copy; reproduction.
- That painting is an almost exact replication of a famous Rembrandt painting.
- A response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea.
- The process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA molecules.
- The process of frequent electronic data copying a one database in one computer or server to a database in another so that all users share the same level of information. Used to improve fault tolerance of the system.
replication meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu
replication in Tamil
- பிரதிசெய்கை, நகல் ஆக்கம், திரும்பச் செய்தல், தன்பிரதி அமைத்தல், உருவ நோபடி எடுத்தல், உருவநேர்ப்படு
replication in Marathi
- प्रतिकृतीकरण
replication in Bengali
- প্রতিলিপি, পুনরাবৃত্তি, জবাব
replication in Telugu
- రెప్లికేషన్
More languagesFewer languages
- replication in Malayalam
- റെപ്ലിക്കേഷൻ, റിപ്ലിക്കേഷൻ
- replication in Gujarati
- રેપ્લિકેશન
- replication in Odia
- ପ୍ରତିରୂପଣ
Examples of replication in a sentence
- It is not just the social sciences that are in the grip of replication crises.
- In HIV infection, chronic activation has been linked to ongoing low-grade viral replication, presence of opportunistic infections, and microbial translocation.
- Salmiak structures reach a similar replication fidelity, but here the edge structures have reached a far better replication.
Synonyms of replication
Forms of replication
| plural | replications |
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Origin of replication
Inherited from Middle English replicacioun, replicacion, from Anglo-Norman replicacioun and Old French replicacion (“reply, answer”), from Latin replicātiō, replicātiōnem. By surface analysis, replicate + -(at)ion.
Words formed from replication
- bioreplication
- dereplication
- endoreplication
- georeplication
- microreplication
- misreplication
- nonreplication
- overreplication
- postreplication
- prereplication
- pseudoreplication
- replicational
- replication crisis
- replication fork
- replisome
- rereplication
- subreplication
- superreplication
- transreplication
- underreplication
Phrases with replication
Words that rhyme with replication
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about replication
- What does replication mean?
- Replication means the process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced.
- What is replication in Tamil?
- Replication in Tamil is பிரதிசெய்கை, நகல் ஆக்கம், திரும்பச் செய்தல். See Replication meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is replication?
- Replication is a noun.
- How do you pronounce replication?
- Replication is pronounced /ɹɛplɪˈkeɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of replication?
- The plural of replication is replications.
Words near replication in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: replication (page history and authors); replication (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); replication (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); replication (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); replication (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); replication (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); replication (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); replication (Odia, 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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