replication

nouns

the act of making copies
"Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient"
replication, reproduction
(genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division
replication
is derived from
replicate
domain category
the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
genetic science, genetics
is a type of (narrower)
a process occurring in living organisms
biological process, organic process
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
"it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
comeback, counter, rejoinder, replication, retort, return, riposte
(law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer
replication
domain category
the collection of rules imposed by authority
"civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
jurisprudence, law
is a type of (narrower)
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
pleading
the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
"she could hear echoes of her own footsteps"
echo, replication, reverberation, sound reflection
copy that is not the original; something that has been copied
replica, replication, reproduction
the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion
"scientists will not believe an experimental result until they have seen at least one replication"
replication
is derived from
replicate
is a type of (narrower)
the act of doing or performing again
repeating, repetition