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proliferation
pro·lif·er·ate P0590600 (prə-lĭf′ə-rāt′)v. pro·lif·er·at·ed, pro·lif·er·at·ing, pro·lif·er·ates v.intr.1. To grow or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells, or offspring.2. To increase or spread at a rapid rate: fears that nuclear weapons might proliferate.v.tr. To cause to grow or increase rapidly.
[Back-formation from proliferation, the act of proliferating, from French prolifération, from prolifère, procreative : Latin prōlēs, prōl-, offspring; see proliferous + Latin -fer, -fer.]
pro·lif′er·a′tion n.pro·lif′er·a′tive adj.pro·lif′er·a′tor n.proliferation (prəˌlɪfəˈreɪʃən) n1. (Biology) rapid growth or reproduction of new parts, cells, etc2. rapid growth or increase in numbers3. a great number: done up in a proliferation of fancy frills. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | proliferation - growth by the rapid multiplication of partsgrowing, growth, ontogenesis, ontogeny, maturation, development - (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children" | | 2. | proliferation - a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons); "the proliferation of nuclear weapons"increment, growth, increase - a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"nonproliferation, non-proliferation - the prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons); "they protested that the nonproliferation treaty was just a plot to maintain the hegemony of those who already had nuclear weapons"; "nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation are closely related goals"nonproliferation, non-proliferation - the prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons); "they protested that the nonproliferation treaty was just a plot to maintain the hegemony of those who already had nuclear weapons"; "nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation are closely related goals" |
proliferationnoun multiplication, increase, spread, build-up, concentration, expansion, extension, step-up (informal), escalation, intensification the proliferation of nuclear weaponsproliferationnoun1. The process by which an organism produces others of its kind:breeding, multiplication, procreation, propagation, reproduction, spawning.Obsolete: increase.2. The act of increasing or rising:aggrandizement, amplification, augment, augmentation, boost, buildup, enlargement, escalation, growth, hike, increase, jump, multiplication, raise, rise, swell, upsurge, upswing, upturn.3. The result or product of building up:accretion, buildup, development, enlargement, multiplication.Translations
Proliferation
Proliferation excessive growth of tissue in an organism as a result of the repeated production of cells. Such cell production is quite different from any other means of increasing the volume of tissue, such as edema. proliferation
proliferation [pro-lif″ĕ-ra´shun] the reproduction or multiplication of similar forms, especially of cells. See also hyperplasia and hypertrophy. adj., adj prolif´erative, prolif´erous.pro·lif·er·a·tion (prō-lif'ĕr-ā'shŭn), Growth and reproduction of similar cells.proliferation Multiplication of cells or organisms. See Autonomous proliferation, Cell proliferation, Systemic immunoblastic proliferation. pro·lif·er·a·tion (prŏ-lif'ĕr-ā'shŭn) Growth and reproduction of similar cells. proliferation Multiplication. The process of increasing in number by reproduction.pro·lif·er·a·tion (prŏ-lif'ĕr-ā'shŭn) Growth and reproduction of similar cells. proliferation
Related to proliferation: Product proliferationSynonyms for proliferationnoun multiplicationSynonyms- multiplication
- increase
- spread
- build-up
- concentration
- expansion
- extension
- step-up
- escalation
- intensification
Synonyms for proliferationnoun the process by which an organism produces others of its kindSynonyms- breeding
- multiplication
- procreation
- propagation
- reproduction
- spawning
- increase
noun the act of increasing or risingSynonyms- aggrandizement
- amplification
- augment
- augmentation
- boost
- buildup
- enlargement
- escalation
- growth
- hike
- increase
- jump
- multiplication
- raise
- rise
- swell
- upsurge
- upswing
- upturn
noun the result or product of building upSynonyms- accretion
- buildup
- development
- enlargement
- multiplication
Antonyms for proliferationnoun growth by the rapid multiplication of partsRelated Words- growing
- growth
- ontogenesis
- ontogeny
- maturation
- development
noun a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons)Related WordsAntonyms- nonproliferation
- non-proliferation
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