Found 2 items, similar to Propagation.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: propagation propagation n 1: the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions [syn: extension] 2: the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production [syn: generation, multiplication] 3: the movement of a wave through a medium
English → English (gcide) Definition: Propagation Propagation \Prop`a*ga"tion\, n. [L. propagatio: cf. F. propagation.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of propagating; continuance or multiplication of the kind by generation or successive production; as, the propagation of animals or plants. [1913 Webster] There is not in nature any spontaneous generation, but all come by propagation. --Ray. [1913 Webster] 2. The spreading abroad, or extension, of anything; diffusion; dissemination; as, the propagation of sound; the propagation of the gospel. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]