different between reproduce vs reproduction

English

Etymology

re- +? produce

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??i.p?o??djus/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??i.p?o??dus/

Verb

reproduce (third-person singular simple present reproduces, present participle reproducing, simple past and past participle reproduced)

1. (transitive) To produce an image or copy of.
2. (intransitive, biology) To generate offspring (sexually or asexually), or organisms.
3. (transitive) To produce again; to recreate.
4. (transitive) To bring something to mind; to recall.

Synonyms

• (printing): manifold

Derived terms

• reproducible
• reproducibility

Related terms

• reproduction

Translations

See also

• (generate offspring): procreate, proliferate, spawn

Anagrams

• procedure

Romanian

Etymology

re- +? produce

Verb

a reproduce (third-person singular present reproduc, past participle reprodus) 3rd conj.

1. to reproduce

Conjugation

Spanish

Verb

reproduce

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of reproducir.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of reproducir.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of reproducir.

English

Etymology

re- +? production

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??i?p???d?k??n/
• Hyphenation: re?pro?duc?tion

Noun

reproduction (countable and uncountable, plural reproductions)

1. The act of reproducing new individuals biologically.
2. The act of making copies.

3. A copy of something, as in a piece of art; a duplicate.

4. (computing) A method for reproducing a bug or problem.

Synonyms

• (sense 1): procreation
• (senses 2, 3, 4): repro

Derived terms

• sexual reproduction
• asexual reproduction

Related terms

• reproduce

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.p??.dyk.sj??/

Noun

reproduction f (plural reproductions)

1. reproduction

Related terms

• production
• reproductible
• reproductif
• reproduire

Further reading

• “reproduction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).