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# propagation

«propagation» in Mova's school dictionary: **growing new plants from a parent plant, from seeds…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (propagation — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (science) Propagation is growing new plants from a parent plant, from seeds, cuttings or bulbs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/propagation/#m1)

2) (science) Propagation is the spreading of something, such as sound, light or waves, from one place to another. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/propagation/#m2)

3) (formal) Propagation is spreading ideas or beliefs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/propagation/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science and gardening lessons pupils propagate plants from cuttings. In physics lessons: sound propagation through air, water and solids. In formal language it is about spreading news or ideas. Phrases: «plant propagation», «propagation of sound».

### examples

- Plant propagation from cuttings is easy with mint. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/propagation/#x1)
- Sound propagation is faster in water than in air. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/propagation/#x2)
- We studied the propagation of light. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/propagation/#x3)
- The gardener showed us propagation by seeds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/propagation/#x4)
- The propagation of rumours can hurt people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/propagation/#x5)
- Strawberries spread by natural propagation through runners. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/propagation/#x6)
- Propagation needs warmth and water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/propagation/#x7)
- Waves show propagation of energy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/propagation/#x8)

### note

Formal or scientific word. Verb: propagate. In science: sound travels about 340 metres per second in air, faster in water and faster still in steel.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «propagation» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/propagation/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.