REPRODUCTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reproduction mean? 

• REPRODUCTION (noun)
  The noun REPRODUCTION has 5 senses:

1. the process of generating offspring

2. recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall

3. copy that is not the original; something that has been copied

4. the act of making copies

5. the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring

  Familiarity information: REPRODUCTION used as a noun is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REPRODUCTION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The process of generating offspring

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("reproduction" is a kind of...):

biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)

Meronyms (parts of "reproduction"):

birth; birthing; giving birth; parturition (the process of giving birth)

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reproduction"):

agamogenesis; asexual reproduction (reproduction without the fusion of gametes)

amphimixis; sexual reproduction (reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete)

Derivation:

reproduce (have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

reproduction; reproductive memory

Hypernyms ("reproduction" is a kind of...):

recall; recollection; reminiscence (the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort))

Sense 3

Meaning:

Copy that is not the original; something that has been copied

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

replica; replication; reproduction

Hypernyms ("reproduction" is a kind of...):

copy (a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reproduction"):

toy (a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier))

Sense 4

Meaning:

The act of making copies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

replication; reproduction

Context example:

Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient

Hypernyms ("reproduction" is a kind of...):

copying (an act of copying)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reproduction"):

scanning (the act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission)

sound reproduction (the reproduction of sound)

Derivation:

reproduce (make a copy or equivalent of)

Sense 5

Meaning:

The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

breeding; facts of life; procreation; reproduction

Hypernyms ("reproduction" is a kind of...):

sex; sex activity; sexual activity; sexual practice (activities associated with sexual intercourse)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reproduction"):

crossbreeding; interbreeding; miscegenation (reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons))

generation; multiplication; propagation (the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production)

Derivation:

reproduce (have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant)

 Context examples 

ADORA3 may have a role in reproduction.

(Adenosine Receptor A3, NCI Thesaurus)

The parts of the body that play a role in reproduction, getting rid of waste products in the form of urine, or both.

(Genitourinary system, NCI Dictionary)

The body system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine.

(Genitourinary system, NCI Thesaurus)

It grows faster when nutrient conditions are favorable, and when its internal clock ticks in favor of reproduction.

(Satellites Find Biggest Seaweed Bloom in the World, NASA)

Maybe reproduction, brain processing, and regeneration are closer than we think.

(Scientists Help Frogs to Regenerate Their Limbs with Bioreactor Device, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A gonadotropin hormone synthesized by the anterior lobe of the pituitary and is essential for reproduction, stimulating estrogen and sperm production.

(Follicle Stimulating Hormone, NCI Thesaurus)

Specifies whether the anatomical parts of the body involved in reproduction are missing.

(Animal Reproductive Organs Present Indicator, NCI Thesaurus)

Evaluating a device's characteristics for its affects on the reproduction of tissues.

(Device Scaffold Evaluation Method, Food and Drug Administration)

An anticancer drug that reduces the risk of tumor cell growth and reproduction.

(Cemadotin Hydrochloride, NCI Dictionary)

Involves the growth and reproduction of similar cells by cell division, resulting in an increase in cell number.

(Cell proliferation, NCI Thesaurus)