propagator

noun — 4 senses

propagator

noun

Etymology From propagate + -or.

1

A person who disseminates news or rumour

2

A person who propagates plants

3

A covered, sometimes heated container for germinating seeds or raising seedlings

4

Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A function that represents the quantum propagation of a subatomic particle

Derived terms
propagatress
Related terms
propagatrix

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