Akademik

propagation
noun
1. the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions (Freq. 1)
Syn: ↑extension
Derivationally related forms: ↑propagate
Hypernyms: ↑dissemination, ↑airing, ↑public exposure, ↑spreading
2. the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production (Freq. 1)
Syn: ↑generation, ↑multiplication
Derivationally related forms: ↑propagate, ↑multiply (for: ↑multiplication), ↑generate (for: ↑generation)
Hypernyms: ↑reproduction, ↑procreation, ↑breeding, ↑facts of life
Hyponyms: ↑biogenesis, ↑biogeny
3. the movement of a wave through a medium
Derivationally related forms: ↑propagate
Hypernyms: ↑physical phenomenon
Hyponyms: ↑Doppler effect, ↑Doppler shift, ↑red shift, ↑redshift, ↑wave front

Useful english dictionary. 2012.