Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun propagation

3 senses of propagation

Sense 1
propagation, extension -- (the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions)
       => dissemination, airing, public exposure, spreading -- (the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate)

Sense 2
generation, multiplication, propagation -- (the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production)
       => reproduction, procreation, breeding, facts of life -- (the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring)

Sense 3
propagation -- (the movement of a wave through a medium)
       => physical phenomenon -- (a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy)