propagation
noun
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- adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
Types & categories
- airing hypernym
Related & opposite
- disseminate derivation
- propagate derivation
Sense 2 noun
the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
Types & categories
- procreation hypernym
- biogeny hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the movement of a wave through a medium
Types & categories
- physical phenomenon hypernym
- Doppler effect hyponym
- red shift hyponym
- wave front hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | disseminate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | propagate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | airing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sire |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | procreate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | propagate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | propagate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | multiply |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | propagate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | procreation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | biogeny |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | propagate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | propagate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | physical phenomenon |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Doppler effect |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | red shift |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | wave front |