reproduction
21reproduction */*/ — UK [ˌriːprəˈdʌkʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌrɪprəˈdʌkʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms reproduction : singular reproduction plural reproductions 1) [uncountable] biology the process of having babies or of producing young animals or plants sexual reproduction 2) a)… …
22Reproduction — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Reproduction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 reproduction reproduction renovation Sgm: N 1 restoration restoration &c. 660 Sgm: N 1 renewal renewal Sgm: N 1 new edition new edition reprint revival …
23reproduction — [[t]ri͟ːprədʌ̱kʃ(ə)n[/t]] reproductions 1) N COUNT: oft N n A reproduction is a copy of something such as a piece of furniture or a work of art. ...a reproduction of a popular religious painting. ...high quality reproduction furniture. 2) N… …
24reproduction — noun Date: 1659 1. the act or process of reproducing; specifically the process by which plants and animals give rise to offspring and which fundamentally consists of the segregation of a portion of the parental body by a sexual or an asexual… …
25reproduction — n. copy 1) (a) high fidelity; stereophonic reproduction biological process of reproducing 2) animal; human; plant reproduction * * * [ˌriːprə dʌkʃ(ə)n] human plant reproduction stereophonic reproduction [ biological process of reproducing ]… …
26reproduction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Procreation Nouns 1. reproduction, sexual reproduction; [re]generation, propagation, multiplication, reenactment, repetition, procreation, fructification, breeding, begetting; ontogeny, oogamy; baby boom …
27reproduction — re|pro|duc|tion [ ,riprə dʌkʃən ] noun ** 1. ) uncount the process of having babies or producing young animals or plants: sexual reproduction 2. ) uncount the process of making a copy of something or of doing something again in the same way as… …
28reproduction — noun 1) color reproduction Syn: copying, duplication, duplicating; photocopying, xeroxing, printing 2) a reproduction of the original Syn: print, copy, reprint, duplicate, facsimile …
29reproduction — 1. Sexual reproduction: the regular alteRNAtion of meiosis and fertilization which provides for the production of offspring. The main biological significance of sexual reproduction lies in the phenomenon of recombination. 2. Asexual or agamic… …
30reproduction — noun a) The act of reproducing new individuals biologically Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited. b) The act of making copies Jim was proud of the reproduction he owned. See Also: reproduce …
