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Webster 1913 Edition


duplication

duˊpli-ca′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
duplicatio
: cf. F.
duplication
.]
1.
The act of duplicating, or the state of being duplicated; a doubling; a folding over; a fold.
2.
(Biol.)
The act or process of dividing by natural growth or spontaneous action;
as, the
duplication
of cartilage cells
.
Carpenter.
duplication of the cube
(Math.)
,
the operation of finding a cube having a volume which is double that of a given cube.

Webster 1828 Edition


Duplication

DUPLICATION

,
Noun.
1.
The act of doubling; the multiplication of a number by 2.
2.
A folding; a doubling; also, a fold; as the duplication of a membrane.

Definition 2024


duplication

duplication

English

Noun

duplication (plural duplications)

  1. The act of duplicating, or the state of being duplicated; a doubling; a folding over; a fold.
  2. (biology) The act or process of dividing by natural growth or spontaneous action
    duplication of cartilage cells

Translations


French

Etymology

Borrowing from Late Latin duplicatio, duplicationem, from Latin duplico.

Noun

duplication f (plural duplications)

  1. duplication

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