proliferation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: proliferation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for proliferation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
proliferation n growth by the rapid multiplication of parts a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons); "the proliferation of nuclear weapons" Antonym(s): non-proliferation, nonproliferation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proliferation \Prolif`era"tion\, n. 1. (Biol.) The continuous development of cells in tissue formation; cell formation. --Virchow. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The production of numerous zooids by budding, especially when buds arise from other buds in succession.