propagation

Multiplication or increase, as by natural reproduction.

The process of spreading to a larger area or greater number; dissemination.

The act or process of propagating, especially the process by which a disturbance, such as the motion of electromagnetic or sound waves, is transmitted through a medium such as air or water.

The act of propagating; the multiplication or continuance of the kind or species by natural generation or reproduction: as, the propagation of plants or animals.

The spreading or extension of anything; diffusion: as, the propagation of Christianity; the propagation of socialistic ideas.

Increase; augmentation; enlargement; aggrandizement.

Transmission from one point to another, as of sound by waves of condensation and rarefaction in the air, and of radiant heat and light by undulations in the ether. See sound, heat, light, and radiant energy (under energy).

Synonyms Increase, generation, procreation, breeding.

Dissemination.

The act of propagating; continuance or multiplication of the kind by generation or successive production.