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Meanings of propagation in English

Portuguese
geração
Catalan
generació
Spanish
generación

The act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production.

        geração
        Portuguese
        propagação
        Catalan
        propagació

        The spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions.

              propagação
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              Examples for "generation"
              Examples for "generation"
              1
              The Trust said her compositions continue to inspire a new generation today.
              Radio NZ
              2
              But each generation must ask the question anew: what is Irish food?
              The Irish Times
              3
              Iran says its nuclear work is solely for peaceful power generation purposes.
              Reuters
              4
              Britain is set to build a new generation of nuclear power plants.
              Reuters
              5
              Meet a new generation of young people striving to protect their history.
              BBC
              1
              The multiplication of finger joints in the whale is a striking feature.
              The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) / A Plain Story Simply Tol...
              2
              The multiplication and addition of cats were a perpetual instruction in arithmetic.
              The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 / Negligible Tal...
              3
              He resolutely denuded his mind of thought; he repeated the multiplication table.
              Despair's Last Journey
              4
              The multiplication of noises beat in an increasing volume about Howat Penny.
              The Three Black Pennys: A Novel
              5
              They universally have the power of multiplication by simple division or fission.
              The Story of Germ Life
              Usage of propagation in English
              1
              The principal advantages of this mode of propagation are the following: 1st.
              The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American...
              2
              Example: there is a law of the propagation of errors in mathematics.
              The Brain, A Decoded Enigma
              3
              This indicates that PDE5 activity limits action potential propagation in neurohypophysial axons.
              Pubmed
              4
              The aesthetics of gardening did not concern him; propagation and cultivation did.
              The Irish Times
              5
              The propagation and culture of this plant are of the simplest kinds.
              The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom / Considered in...
              6
              MR. WILKINSON: I have had very little experience in propagation of chestnuts.
              Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at th...
              7
              These mutants frequently arise during the propagation of bacteria in laboratory conditions.
              Pubmed
              8
              Peripheral fatigue and muscle cooling induce similar effects on sarcolemmal propagation properties.
              Pubmed
              9
              The mode of propagation has been indicated by the above autumnal treatment.
              Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers / Describing the Most...
              10
              There was an intense enthusiasm for the faith and propagation of it.
              Studies in the Life of the Christian: His Faith and His Service
              11
              The median time of propagation between onset and peak was 17 ms.
              Pubmed
              12
              This propagation in time of an undulatory disturbance necessarily involves a medium.
              Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889
              13
              The mechanisms whereby medulloblastoma stem cells coordinate tumor propagation are poorly understood.
              Pubmed
              14
              Men attach importance only to self-preservation and the propagation of their species.
              Of Human Bondage
              15
              All of this suggests the possibility of pecan propagation by root cuttings.
              Growing Nuts in the North / A Personal Story of the Author's Exp...
              16
              In this study, we examined the importance of ubiquitination for HCV propagation.
              Pubmed
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