'Reproduction' definitions:
Definition of 'reproduction'
From: WordNet
noun
The process of generating offspring
noun
Recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall [syn: reproduction, reproductive memory]
noun
Copy that is not the original; something that has been copied [syn: replica, replication, reproduction]
noun
The act of making copies; "Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient" [syn: reproduction, replication]
noun
The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring [syn: reproduction, procreation, breeding, facts of life]
Definition of 'Reproduction'
From: GCIDE
- 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 distinct methods of reproduction; viz.: asexual reproduction (agamogenesis) and {sexual reproduction} (gamogenesis). In both cases the new individual is developed from detached portions of the parent organism. In asexual reproduction (gemmation, fission, etc.), the detached portions of the organism develop into new individuals without the intervention of other living matter. In sexual reproduction, the detached portion, which is always a single cell, called the female germ cell, is acted upon by another portion of living matter, the male germ cell, usually from another organism, and in the fusion of the two (impregnation) a new cell is formed, from the development of which arises a new individual. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which is reproduced. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'reproduction'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abstract,
- abstraction,
- altarpiece,
- block print,
- breeding,
- budding,
- burgeoning,
- burlesque,
- carbon,
- carbon copy,
- clone,
- collage,
- color print,
- conduplication,
- copy,
- copying,
- counterpart,
- cyclorama,
- daub,
- development,
- diptych,
- ditto,
- double,
- doubling,
- dummy,
- dupe,
- duplicate,
- duplication,
- echo,
- engraving,
- excrescence,
- facsimile,
- fresco,
- fructification,
- gemination,
- gemmation,
- germination,
- growth,
- hectography,
- icon,
- illumination,
- illustration,
- image,
- imitation,
- ingemination,
- iteration,
- knockoff,
- likeness,
- maturation,
- mimeography,
- miniature,
- mock-up,
- model,
- montage,
- mosaic,
- multiplication,
- mural,
- outgrowth,
- overgrowth,
- panorama,
- paraphrase,
- parody,
- photograph,
- picture,
- plagiarism,
- print,
- printing,
- procreation,
- production,
- proliferation,
- prolification,
- propagation,
- pullulation,
- quadruplicate,
- quotation,
- reappearance,
- rebirth,
- recurrence,
- redoubling,
- reduplication,
- reecho,
- regurgitation,
- reincarnation,
- reiteration,
- renewal,
- reoccurrence,
- repetition,
- replica,
- replication,
- representation,
- reprography,
- resumption,
- return,
- rubbing,
- spawning,
- sprouting,
- stained glass window,
- stencil,
- still life,
- tableau,
- tapestry,
- tracing,
- transcription,
- travesty,
- triplicate,
- triptych,
- twin,
- twinning,
- upgrowth,
- vegetation,
- version,
- wall painting,
- xerography
Words containing 'Reproduction'
- Reproductive,
- Digenous reproduction,
- asexual reproduction,
- reproduction cost,
- reproductive cell,
- reproductive cloning,
- reproductive memory,
- reproductive organ,
- reproductive structure,
- reproductive system,
- sexual reproduction,
- sound reproduction,
- female reproductive system,
- human reproductive cloning,
- male reproductive gland,
- male reproductive system,
- female internal reproductive organ,
- male internal reproductive organ