replication

noun

1. the act of making copies

Similar word(s): reproduction

Definition categories: act, copying

2. (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division

Definition categories: process

3. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

Similar word(s): comeback, counter, rejoinder, retort, return, riposte

Definition categories: communication, reply, response

4. (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer

Definition categories: communication, pleading

5. the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves

Similar word(s): echo, reverberation

Definition categories: attribute, reflection, reflectivity, reflexion

6. copy that is not the original; something that has been copied

Similar word(s): replica, reproduction

Definition categories: man–made, copy

7. 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

Definition categories: act, repeating, repetition