reproduction

reproduction
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 process and its subsequent growth and differentiation into a new individual 2. something reproduced ; copy 3. young seedling trees in a forest Synonyms: reproduction, duplicate, copy, facsimile, replica mean a thing made to closely resemble another. reproduction implies an exact or close imitation of an existing thing <
reproductions from the museum's furniture collection
>
. duplicate implies a double or counterpart exactly corresponding to another thing <
a duplicate of a house key
>
. copy applies especially to one of a number of things reproduced mechanically <
printed 1000 copies of the lithograph
>
. facsimile suggests a close reproduction often of graphic matter that may differ in scale <
a facsimile of a rare book
>
. replica implies the exact reproduction of a particular item in all details <
a replica of the Mayflower
>
but not always in the same scale <
miniature replicas of classic cars
>
.

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • REPRODUCTION — Tout être vivant tend à se conserver en tant qu’individu et à se perpétuer en tant qu’espèce; ces deux tendances reposent l’une et l’autre sur une faculté fondamentale de la matière vivante, la faculté de se reproduire. La reproduction a pu être… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • reproduction — reproduction, duplicate, copy, carbon copy, facsimile, replica, transcript are comparable when they mean one thing which closely or essentially resembles something that has already been made, produced, or written. Reproduction may imply identity… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • reproduction — re‧pro‧duc‧tion [ˌriːprəˈdʌkʆn] noun [uncountable] the work of copying documents, books etc or preparing them for printing: • Bulk reproduction is performed by high speed photocopiers. * * * Ⅰ. reproduction UK US /ˌriːprəˈdʌkʃən/ noun ► [C]… …   Financial and business terms

  • Reproduction — Reproduction …   Википедия

  • Reproduction — Re pro*duc tion ( d?k sh?n), n. [Cf. F. reproduction.] 1. The act or process of reproducing; the state of being reproduced; specifically (Biol.), the process by which plants and animals give rise to offspring. [1913 Webster] Note: There are two… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • reproduction — ► NOUN 1) the action or process of reproducing. 2) a copy of a work of art, especially a print made of a painting. 3) (before another noun ) made to imitate the style of an earlier period or particular craftsman: reproduction furniture.… …   English terms dictionary

  • Reproduction — Reproduction, in der Physiologie der im lebenden Organismus beständig vor sich gehende Stoffwechsel, wobei die durch das Leben verbrauchten und ausgeschiedenen Stoffe vermittelst Athmung, Verdauung u. Assimilation stets durch neue ersetzt werden …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • reproduction — index boom (increase), copy, counterpart (parallel), duplicate, facsimile, fake, maternity …   Law dictionary

  • reproduction — 1650s, “act of forming again;” see RE (Cf. re ) + PRODUCTION (Cf. production). Of generation of living things, from 1782; of sounds, from 1908. Meaning “a copy” is from 1807 …   Etymology dictionary

  • reproduction — [n] something duplicated; duplication breeding, carbon*, carbon copy, chip off old block*, clone, copy, ditto*, dupe*, facsimile, fake, flimsy, generation, imitation, increase, look alike, mimeo*, mimeograph, mirror image*, multiplication,… …   New thesaurus

  • reproduction — [rē΄prə duk′shən] n. 1. a reproducing or being reproduced 2. something made by reproducing; copy, close imitation, duplication, etc. 3. the process, sexual or asexual, by which animals and plants produce new individuals SYN. COPY …   English World dictionary

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