'Proliferation' definitions:
Definition of 'proliferation'
(from WordNet)
noun
Growth by the rapid multiplication of parts
noun
A rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons); "the proliferation of nuclear weapons" [ant: non-proliferation, nonproliferation]
Definition of 'Proliferation'
From: GCIDE
- Proliferation \Pro*lif`er*a"tion\, n. [1913 Webster]
- 1. (Biol.) The continuous development of cells in tissue formation; cell formation. --Virchow. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) The production of numerous zooids by budding, especially when buds arise from other buds in succession. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'proliferation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- access,
- accession,
- accretion,
- accrual,
- accruement,
- accumulation,
- addition,
- advance,
- aggrandizement,
- amplification,
- appreciation,
- ascent,
- augmentation,
- ballooning,
- begetting,
- bloating,
- boom,
- boost,
- breeding,
- broadening,
- buildup,
- burgeoning,
- crescendo,
- crossbreeding,
- development,
- dissogeny,
- edema,
- elevation,
- endogamy,
- engenderment,
- enlargement,
- escalation,
- expansion,
- extension,
- flood,
- fructification,
- gain,
- generation,
- greatening,
- growth,
- gush,
- hike,
- inbreeding,
- increase,
- increment,
- inflation,
- jump,
- leap,
- linebreeding,
- mounting,
- multiple,
- multiplication,
- multiplication table,
- multiplier,
- multiplying,
- outbreeding,
- procreation,
- production,
- productiveness,
- prolification,
- propagation,
- pullulation,
- raise,
- reproduction,
- rise,
- snowballing,
- spread,
- surge,
- swelling,
- tables,
- tumescence,
- up,
- upping,
- upsurge,
- upswing,
- uptrend,
- upturn,
- waxing,
- widening,
- xenogamy