Noun: reproduction ,ree-pru'dúk-shun
- The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
"Some couples use fertility treatments to assist with reproduction";
- procreation, facts of life
- (biology) the process of generating offspring
"The reproduction of bacteria occurs through binary fission"
- The act of making copies
"Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient";
- replication
- A copy of something
"the museum houses a reproduction of the jet hydroplane that broke the record";
- replica, replication, repro [informal]
- The quality of sound produced by audio equipment
"This speaker system offers excellent sound reproduction"
- Recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall
"Reciting a memorized poem word-for-word is an example of reproduction";
- reproductive memory
Derived forms: reproductions
Type of: biological process, copy, copying, organic process, recall, recollection, reminiscence, sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice
Encyclopedia: Reproduction, Fertility and Development