| 释义 |
rep·li·cate
I. \ˈrepləˌkāt\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Late Latin replicatus, past participle of replicare to reply, repeat, from Latin, to fold back
1. : to give as an answer : reply
2. : duplicate, repeat
< the sequence of elementary responses necessary in the act of replicating the outline of the triangle — D.M.MacKay >
< replicate a statistical experiment >
< replicated row plantings >
3. [Latin replicatus, past participle of replicare] : to fold or bend back
< a replicated leaf >
II. \-lə̇kə̇t\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Late Latin replicatus, past participle of replicare to repeat
1. : a repeated musical tone one or more octaves above or below a given tone
2. : an experiment or procedure that repeats another done at the same time
III. adjective
Etymology: Latin replicatus, past participle of replicare to fold back
1. : folded over or backward : folded back upon itself
2. [Late Latin replicatus, past participle of replicare to repeat, from Latin, to fold back] : manifold, repeated
< replicate samples of 10 gm. were used for determining total nitrogen — Journal of Agric. Research >
IV. intransitive verb
: to undergo replication : produce a replica of itself
V. noun
: something (as a gene, DNA, or a cell) produced by replication |