reproduction
the act or process of reproducing.
the state of being reproduced.
something made by reproducing an original; copy; duplicate: a photographic reproduction; a reproduction of a Roman vase.
Biology. the natural process among organisms by which new individuals are generated and the species perpetuated.
Origin of reproduction
1Other words for reproduction
Other words from reproduction
- non·re·pro·duc·tion, noun
- self-re·pro·duc·tion, noun
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How to use reproduction in a sentence
Our value of “R,” or the reproduction number of the virus, which Chancellor Angela Merkel has used frequently in public addresses, is still something we calculate and report on a daily basis.
The inside story of Germany’s coordinated covid response | Tate Ryan-Mosley | August 19, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewFor example, sexual reproduction is the most familiar to us and involves a genetic mix and match.
How Life Could Continue to Evolve - Issue 88: Love & Sex | Caleb Scharf | August 12, 2020 | NautilusHe says the goal is to keep the virus’s reproduction number, called R, below 1, meaning every person with the virus infects fewer than one other.
Population immunity is slowing down the pandemic in parts of the US | David Rotman | August 11, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewA third new showed direct evidence for the first time that the drug halts the reproduction of the SARS-CoV-2.
Remdesivir is looking even better at fighting COVID-19 | Tina Hesman Saey | July 20, 2020 | Science News For StudentsThis is defined by the particular germ’s basic reproduction number.
COVID-19: When will it be safe to go out again? | Jonathan Lambert | March 27, 2020 | Science News For Students
In a dramatic twist on mistletoe reproduction, their seeds explode, literally.
Perhaps every reproduction of a piece of art steals a part of its soul.
Tim Burton Talks ‘Big Eyes,’ His Taste For the Macabre, and the ‘Beetlejuice’ Sequel | Marlow Stern | December 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn a best-case scenario they cover the mechanics of reproduction, STD awareness, and contraceptive use.
The Next Frontier of Sex Ed: How Porn Twists Teens’ Brains | Aurora Snow | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAlso, because it involves reproduction, there is a greater hesitancy by the states to get involved.
Schaeffer remembers his father squirming when Pat Robertson talked about burning a reproduction of a nude by Modigliani.
A reproduction of Mrs. Charmington herself decorated the interior of the omnibuses.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsHe seemed to pass under the mastery of a great mood that was a composite reproduction of all the moods of his forgotten boyhood.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodThe result of this is a very faithful reproduction of the original performance.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing Millerreproduction, not production, the chief factor in the sex problem.
Taboo and Genetics | Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary BlanchardThe clearest evidences as to the stages in the evolution of sexual reproduction is found in the plant world among the green algæ.
Taboo and Genetics | Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard
British Dictionary definitions for reproduction
/ (ˌriːprəˈdʌkʃən) /
biology any of various processes, either sexual or asexual, by which an animal or plant produces one or more individuals similar to itself
an imitation or facsimile of a work of art, esp of a picture made by photoengraving
(as modifier): a reproduction portrait Sometimes shortened to: repro
the quality of sound from an audio system: this amplifier gives excellent reproduction
the act or process of reproducing
the state of being reproduced
a revival of an earlier production, as of a play
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Scientific definitions for reproduction
[ rē′prə-dŭk′shən ]
The process by which cells and organisms produce other cells and organisms of the same kind.♦ The reproduction of organisms by the union of male and female reproductive cells (gametes) is called sexual reproduction. Many unicellular and most multicellular organisms reproduce sexually.♦ Reproduction in which offspring are produced by a single parent, without the union of reproductive cells, is called asexual reproduction. The fission (splitting) of bacterial cells and the cells of multicellular organisms by mitosis is a form of asexual reproduction, as is the budding of yeast cells and the generation of clones by runners in plants. Many plants and fungi are capable of reproducing both sexually and asexually, as are some animals, such as sponges and aphids.
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