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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 cellsCarpenter.
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)
- The act of duplicating, or the state of being duplicated; a doubling; a folding over; a fold.
- (biology) The act or process of dividing by natural growth or spontaneous action
- duplication of cartilage cells
Translations
act of duplicating
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French
Etymology
Borrowing from Late Latin duplicatio, duplicationem, from Latin duplico.
Noun
duplication f (plural duplications)