Dictionary entry details
• REPLICATION (noun)
Meaning:
The act of making copies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
replication; reproduction
Context example:
Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient
Hypernyms ("replication" is a kind of...):
copying (an act of copying)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "replication"):
scanning (the act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission)
action replay; replay ((television) showing again some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on video tape)
sound reproduction (the reproduction of sound)
Meaning:
(genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("replication" is a kind of...):
biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)
Domain category:
genetic science; genetics (the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms)
Meaning:
A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
riposte; retort; rejoinder; comeback; replication; counter; return
Context example:
it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher
Hypernyms ("replication" is a kind of...):
reply; response (the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "replication"):
back talk; backtalk; lip; mouth; sass; sassing (an impudent or insolent rejoinder)
Meaning:
(law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("replication" is a kind of...):
pleading ((law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Meaning:
The persistence of a sound after its source has stopped
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
sound reflection; reverberation; echo; replication
Hypernyms ("replication" is a kind of...):
reflection; reflectivity; reflexion (the ability to reflect beams or rays)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "replication"):
re-echo (the echo of an echo)
Meaning:
Copy that is not the original; something that has been copied
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
replica; reproduction; replication
Hypernyms ("replication" is a kind of...):
copy (a secondary representation of an original)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "replication"):
toy (a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier))
Meaning:
The repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
scientists will not believe an experimental result until they have seen at least one replication
Hypernyms ("replication" is a kind of...):
repeating; repetition (the act of doing or performing again)
