proliferation
(noun) growth by the rapid multiplication of parts
proliferation
(noun) a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons); “the proliferation of nuclear weapons”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
proliferation (countable and uncountable, plural proliferations)
(uncountable) The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.
(countable) The act of increasing or rising; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement.
(countable) The result of building up; buildup, accretion.
(uncountable) The spread of biochemical, nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction to countries not originally involved in developing them.
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*lif`er*a"tion, n.
1. (Biol.)
Definition: The continuous development of cells in tissue formation; cell formation. Virchow.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The production of numerous zooids by budding, especially when buds arise from other buds in succession.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
