regeneration
Rebuilding or restructuringRebuilding or restructuring; large scale repair or renewal; revitalisation.
» Spring is a time of rebirth and regeneration.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)Rebuilding or restructuring; large scale repair or renewal; revitalisation.
The conversion of so many old industrial buildings into living quarters was a major factor in the regeneration.
(countable, uncountable)Spiritual rebirth; the change from a carnal or material life to a pious one
(countable, uncountable)The renewal of the world at the second coming of Christ.
(countable, uncountable)The process by which a water softener flushes out minerals extracted from the water supply.
(countable, uncountable)The ability to rapidly heal substantial physical damage to one's body, or to spontaneously restore hit points.
2003, Bastion Press, E. W. Morton, Out for Blood Regeneration does not restore hit points lost from starvation, thirst, or suffocation.
(countable, uncountable)The property of a kind of circuit, much used in radio receivers, that allows an electronic signal to be amplified many times through a feedback loop.
- the activity of spiritual or physical renewal
- (biology) growth anew of lost tissue or destroyed parts or organs
- forming again (especially with improvements or removal of defects); renewing and reconstituting
- feedback in phase with (augmenting) the input
Examples
2 sentencesSpring is a time of rebirth and regeneration.
Researchers are discovering clues at the cellular level that indicate human regeneration of lost body parts could be possible someday.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From re- + generation or regenerate + -ion, from Latin regenerātiō.From re- + generation or regenerate + -ion, from Latin regenerātiō.
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Forms
plural: regenerations| Singular | regeneration |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- forming again (especially with improvements or removal of defects); renewing and reconstituting:re-formation
- feedback in phase with (augmenting) the input:positive feedback
Word family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable