replicate

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈɹɛpləˌkeɪt/ (verb)
• (America) IPA: /ˈɹɛpləˌkət/ (noun)

Verb

replicate (replicates, present participle replicating; past and past participle replicated)

1. To make a copy (replica) of.

   On entering a host cell, a virus will start to replicate.

2. (science) To repeat (an experiment or trial) with a consistent result.
3. (obsolete) To reply.

Related terms

• replica
• replicability
• replicant
• replication
• replicative
• replicator
• reply

Translations

• French: répliquer
• Italian: replicare
• Portuguese: replicar
• Spanish: replicar

Noun

replicate (plural replicates)

1. The outcome of a replication procedure; an exact copy or replica.
2. (music) A tone that is one or more octaves away from a given tone.

Adjective

replicate

1. (botany, zoology) Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself.

   a replicate leaf or petal

   the replicate margin of a shell

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