Definition of proliferation Proliferation

/pɹowˌlɪfɚejˈʃʌn/ - [prowlifereyshun] - pro•lif•er•a•tion

We found 10 definitions of proliferation from 5 different sources.

What does proliferation mean?

Noun Plural: proliferations
proliferation - a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons); "the proliferation of nuclear weapons"
		non-proliferation, nonproliferation the prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons); "they protested that the nonproliferation treaty was just a plot to maintain the hegemony of those who already had nuclear weapons"; "nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation are closely related goals"
		increment, increase, growth the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"
proliferation - growth by the rapid multiplication of parts
		ontogenesis, ontogeny, growing, maturation, growth, development (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state

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proliferation (Noun)
The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.
proliferation (Noun)
The act of increasing or rising; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement.
proliferation (Noun)
The result of building up; buildup, accretion.
proliferation (Noun)
The spread of biochemical, nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction to countries not originally involved in developing them.

proliferation (n.)
The continuous development of cells in tissue formation; cell formation.
proliferation (n.)
The production of numerous zooids by budding, especially when buds arise from other buds in succession.