Meaning

4 senses
  1. (uncountable)The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.

    Sprossung, Knospung, Vermehrung

    размноже́ниеrazmnožénije, распростране́ниеrasprostranénije, разраста́ниеrazrastánije

    розмноженняrozmnožennja

  2. (countable)The act of increasing, rising, or proliferating; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement.

    Zunahme, Verstärkung, Vergrößerung

    увеличе́ниеuveličénije, ростrost, пролифера́цияproliferácija

  3. The act of increasing, rising, or proliferating; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement.

    (uncountable)In particular, the spread (proliferating) of biochemical, nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction to countries not originally involved in developing them.

    Verbreitung, Proliferation

    распростране́ниеrasprostranénije

    розповсюдженняrozpovsjudžennja

  4. (countable)The result of building up; buildup, accretion.

    увеличе́ниеuveličénije, ростrost

More definitions
  • growth by the rapid multiplication of parts
  • a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons)

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Nuclear proliferation is the spread of nuclear weapons.

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  2. The proliferation of Internet usage has given birth to a new generation of young people.

    deDie Verbreitung der Nutzung des Internets hat eine neue Generation von jungen Leuten hervorgebracht.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
the process by which an organism produces others of its kind:
the spread of weapons of mass destruction:
Русский
By meaning 2
the process by which an organism produces others of its kind:
the act of increasing or rising:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
the process by which an organism produces others of its kind:
the act of increasing or rising:
the spread of weapons of mass destruction:

Origin

Borrowed from French prolifération.

Borrowed from French prolifération.

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