reproduction
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noun1 producing babies/animals/plantsADJECTIVE▪ animal, human, plant▪ biological▪ asexual, sexual▪ artificial, assisted▪
advanced techniques for assisted reproduction
▪ natural▪ successful▪successful reproduction in birds
REPRODUCTION + VERB▪ occur, take placePHRASES▪ a method of reproduction2 act/process of producing a copy/recordingADJECTIVE▪ accurate, faithful, good-quality, high-quality, quality▪ colour/color, digital, mechanical, photographic, sound▪the age of mechanical reproduction
▪Using a wide tape gives better quality sound reproduction.
▪ mass▪the mass reproduction of images
VERB + REPRODUCTION▪ give, provide▪ ensure▪The craftsmen have ensured faithful reproduction of the original painting.
3 sth that has been reproducedADJECTIVE▪ exact, excellent, faithful, good, perfect▪an exact reproduction of an ancient building
▪ large▪ black-and-white, colour/color▪ digital, mechanical, photographic▪digital reproductions of masterworks
▪Like so many artists of his generation, he was critical of mechanical reproduction.
▪The quality of a photographic reproduction decreases with time.
▪ art, fine-art▪a publisher of fine-art reproductions
REPRODUCTION + NOUN▪ antique, furniture (= made as a copy of an earlier style)PREPOSITION▪ reproduction from▪a reproduction from an old book
▪ reproduction of▪reproductions of well-known old-master paintings
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REPRODUCTION — Tout être vivant tend à se conserver en tant qu’individu et à se perpétuer en tant qu’espèce; ces deux tendances reposent l’une et l’autre sur une faculté fondamentale de la matière vivante, la faculté de se reproduire. La reproduction a pu être… … Encyclopédie Universelle
reproduction — reproduction, duplicate, copy, carbon copy, facsimile, replica, transcript are comparable when they mean one thing which closely or essentially resembles something that has already been made, produced, or written. Reproduction may imply identity… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
reproduction — re‧pro‧duc‧tion [ˌriːprəˈdʌkʆn] noun [uncountable] the work of copying documents, books etc or preparing them for printing: • Bulk reproduction is performed by high speed photocopiers. * * * Ⅰ. reproduction UK US /ˌriːprəˈdʌkʃən/ noun ► [C]… … Financial and business terms
Reproduction — Reproduction … Википедия
Reproduction — Re pro*duc tion ( d?k sh?n), n. [Cf. F. reproduction.] 1. The act or process of reproducing; the state of being reproduced; specifically (Biol.), the process by which plants and animals give rise to offspring. [1913 Webster] Note: There are two… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reproduction — ► NOUN 1) the action or process of reproducing. 2) a copy of a work of art, especially a print made of a painting. 3) (before another noun ) made to imitate the style of an earlier period or particular craftsman: reproduction furniture.… … English terms dictionary
Reproduction — Reproduction, in der Physiologie der im lebenden Organismus beständig vor sich gehende Stoffwechsel, wobei die durch das Leben verbrauchten und ausgeschiedenen Stoffe vermittelst Athmung, Verdauung u. Assimilation stets durch neue ersetzt werden … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
reproduction — index boom (increase), copy, counterpart (parallel), duplicate, facsimile, fake, maternity … Law dictionary
reproduction — 1650s, “act of forming again;” see RE (Cf. re ) + PRODUCTION (Cf. production). Of generation of living things, from 1782; of sounds, from 1908. Meaning “a copy” is from 1807 … Etymology dictionary
reproduction — [n] something duplicated; duplication breeding, carbon*, carbon copy, chip off old block*, clone, copy, ditto*, dupe*, facsimile, fake, flimsy, generation, imitation, increase, look alike, mimeo*, mimeograph, mirror image*, multiplication,… … New thesaurus
reproduction — [rē΄prə duk′shən] n. 1. a reproducing or being reproduced 2. something made by reproducing; copy, close imitation, duplication, etc. 3. the process, sexual or asexual, by which animals and plants produce new individuals SYN. COPY … English World dictionary
