REPLICATION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of making copies
   Synonym(s)
   • reproduction (what does reproduction mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Gutenberg’’s reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient
   Hypernyms(s) replication is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • copying (what does copying mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • scanning (what does scanning mean?)
   • replay (what does replay mean?)
   • action replay (what does action replay mean?)
   • sound reproduction (what does sound reproduction mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • reproduce (what does reproduce mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion
   Usage Example(s)
   • scientists will not believe an experimental result until they have seen at least one replication
   Hypernyms(s) replication is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • repetition (what does repetition mean?)
   • repeating (what does repeating mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • duplicate (what does duplicate mean?)
   • reduplicate (what does reduplicate mean?)
   • double (what does double mean?)
   • repeat (what does repeat mean?)
   • replicate (what does replicate mean?)
3. Meaning
   • copy that is not the original
   • something that has been copied
   Synonym(s)
   • replica (what does replica mean?)
   • reproduction (what does reproduction mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) replication is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • copy (what does copy mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • toy (what does toy mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • duplicate (what does duplicate mean?)
   • reduplicate (what does reduplicate mean?)
   • double (what does double mean?)
   • repeat (what does repeat mean?)
   • replicate (what does replicate mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped
   Synonym(s)
   • echo (what does echo mean?)
   • reverberation (what does reverberation mean?)
   • sound reflection (what does sound reflection mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) replication is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • reflection (what does reflection mean?)
   • reflexion (what does reflexion mean?)
   • reflectivity (what does reflectivity mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • re-echo (what does re-echo mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • resound (what does resound mean?)
   • echo (what does echo mean?)
   • ring (what does ring mean?)
   • reverberate (what does reverberate mean?)
   • echo (what does echo mean?)
   • recall (what does recall mean?)
   • resound (what does resound mean?)
   • echo (what does echo mean?)
   • ring (what does ring mean?)
   • reverberate (what does reverberate mean?)
5. Meaning
   • (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant’’s plea or answer
   Hypernyms(s) replication is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pleading (what does pleading mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
   Synonym(s)
   • comeback (what does comeback mean?)
   • counter (what does counter mean?)
   • rejoinder (what does rejoinder mean?)
   • retort (what does retort mean?)
   • return (what does return mean?)
   • riposte (what does riposte mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher
   Hypernyms(s) replication is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • reply (what does reply mean?)
   • response (what does response mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • sass (what does sass mean?)
   • sassing (what does sassing mean?)
   • backtalk (what does backtalk mean?)
   • back talk (what does back talk mean?)
   • lip (what does lip mean?)
   • mouth (what does mouth mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • counter (what does counter mean?)
   • retort (what does retort mean?)
   • come back (what does come back mean?)
   • repay (what does repay mean?)
   • return (what does return mean?)
   • riposte (what does riposte mean?)
   • rejoin (what does rejoin mean?)
   • retort (what does retort mean?)
   • come back (what does come back mean?)
   • repay (what does repay mean?)
   • return (what does return mean?)
   • riposte (what does riposte mean?)
   • rejoin (what does rejoin mean?)
   • retort (what does retort mean?)
   • come back (what does come back mean?)
   • repay (what does repay mean?)
   • return (what does return mean?)
   • riposte (what does riposte mean?)
   • rejoin (what does rejoin mean?)
   • return (what does return mean?)
   • retort (what does retort mean?)
   • come back (what does come back mean?)
   • repay (what does repay mean?)
   • return (what does return mean?)
   • riposte (what does riposte mean?)
   • rejoin (what does rejoin mean?)
7. Meaning
   • (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division
   Hypernyms(s) replication is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • organic process (what does organic process mean?)
   • biological process (what does biological process mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • replicate (what does replicate mean?)
   • copy (what does copy mean?)