'Replication' definitions:
Definition of 'replication'
From: WordNet
noun
The act of making copies; "Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient" [syn: reproduction, replication]
noun
(genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division
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A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" [syn: rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter]
noun
(law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer
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The repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves; "she could hear echoes of her own footsteps" [syn: echo, reverberation, sound reflection, replication]
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Copy that is not the original; something that has been copied [syn: replica, replication, reproduction]
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The repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion; "scientists will not believe an experimental result until they have seen at least one replication"
Definition of 'Replication'
From: GCIDE
- Replication \Rep`li*ca"tion\ (-k?"sh?n), n. [L. replicatio. See Reply.]
- 1. An answer; a reply. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Withouten any repplicacioun. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Law Pleadings) The reply of the plaintiff, in matters of fact, to the defendant's plea. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Return or repercussion, as of sound; echo. [1913 Webster]
- To hear the replication of your sounds. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A repetition; a copy. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Biochem.) The copying, by enzymes, of a cell's genome, i.e. the DNA or RNA comprising its genetic material, so as to form an identical genome. This is an essential step in the division of one cell into two. This differs from transcription, which is the copying of only part of the genetic information of a cell's genome into RNA, as in the processes of biosynthesis of messenger RNA or ribosomal RNA. [PJC]
- Syn: Answer; response; reply; rejoinder. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'replication'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acknowledgment,
- allele,
- allelomorph,
- Altmann theory,
- answer,
- answering,
- antiphon,
- back answer,
- back talk,
- backchat,
- birth,
- character,
- chromatid,
- chromatin,
- chromosome,
- clone,
- comeback,
- conduplication,
- confutation,
- contraremonstrance,
- copying,
- counteraccusation,
- counterblast,
- countercharge,
- counterclaim,
- counterpart,
- counterreply,
- counterstatement,
- De Vries theory,
- defense,
- determinant,
- determiner,
- diathesis,
- ditto,
- DNA,
- double,
- doubling,
- dupe,
- duplicate,
- duplication,
- echo,
- endowment,
- eugenics,
- evasive reply,
- facsimile,
- factor,
- Galtonian theory,
- gemination,
- gene,
- genesiology,
- genetic code,
- genetics,
- hereditability,
- heredity,
- heritability,
- heritage,
- imitation,
- inborn capacity,
- ingemination,
- inheritability,
- inheritance,
- iteration,
- matrocliny,
- Mendelianism,
- Mendelism,
- model,
- patrocliny,
- pharmacogenetics,
- quadruplicate,
- reaction,
- ready reply,
- rebuttal,
- rebutter,
- receipt,
- recessive character,
- reduplication,
- refutation,
- reiteration,
- rejoinder,
- repartee,
- repetition,
- replica,
- reply,
- repost,
- representation,
- reproduction,
- rescript,
- rescription,
- respondence,
- response,
- responsion,
- responsory,
- retort,
- return,
- reverberation,
- riposte,
- RNA,
- short answer,
- snappy comeback,
- surrebuttal,
- surrebutter,
- surrejoinder,
- triplicate,
- twinning,
- Verworn theory,
- Weismann theory,
- Weismannism,
- Wiesner theory,
- witty reply,
- witty retort,
- yes-and-no answer