replicate

Replicate means folded back on itself.

(adjective)

An example of something replicate is a leaf folded in half.

The definition of a replicate is a repeat of something.

(noun)

An example of a replicate is an experiment in cell generation which is repeated.

Replicate is defined as to make a copy of, or to fold or bend back.

(verb)

An example of replicate is to copy a drawing from a book.

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See replicate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Bot. folded back on itself, as a leaf

Origin: L replicatus, pp. of replicare: see reply

noun

Statistics any of the individual experiments in a replication

transitive verb replicated, replicating

  1. to fold; bend back
  2. to repeat, duplicate, copy, or reproduce
  3. Rare to reply

intransitive verb

to be replicated or to undergo replication

Related Forms:

See replicate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb rep·li·cat·ed, rep·li·cat·ing, rep·li·cates
verb, transitive
  1. To duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat.
  2. Biology To reproduce or make an exact copy or copies of (genetic material, a cell, or an organism).
  3. To fold over or bend back.
verb, intransitive
To become replicated; undergo replication.
noun (-kĭt)
A repetition of an experiment or procedure.
adjective replicate (-kĭt) also rep·li·cat·ed (-kāˈtĭd)
Folded over or bent back upon itself: a replicate leaf.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English replicaten

Origin: , from Late Latin replicāre, replicāt-, to repeat

Origin: , from Latin, to fold back

Origin: : re-, re-

Origin: + plicāre, to fold; see plek- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • repˈli·caˌtive adjective

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