From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Biologyproliferationpro‧lif‧e‧ra‧tion /prəˌlɪfəˈreɪʃən/ noun1[singular, uncountable]INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNT a sudden increase in the amount or number of somethingproliferation of
the proliferation of global media networks2[uncountable]HB the very fast growth of new parts of a living thing, such as cellsExamples from the Corpusproliferation• This led to a proliferation of market-dominating, IBM-compatible machines and shrinking market share for Apple.• Malignantmelanoma of the skin is caused by cancerous proliferation of melanocytes.• Future advances in technology may disclose other, more sensitivemarkers of cell proliferation whose predictiveaccuracy is greater.• This indicates that the stimulation of cell proliferation may not be the only factor in ulcerhealing by sucralfate.• The mean proliferationindices within compartments were nearly identical for both assays.• Shortening product life cycles and rapid product proliferation mean that investment in innovation is critical in globalcompetition.• Neither in Feyerabend's image of theoryproliferation nor in Kuhn's paradigmshifts is there any simplemodel of progress.• Where will this proliferation of athletics end?proliferation of• the proliferation ofnuclearweaponsOriginproliferation(1800-1900)Frenchprolifération, from proliférer“to proliferate”, from Latinproles; PROLETARIAN
