proliferation

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.
2. isim The act of increasing, rising, or proliferating; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement.

   “One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools[…]as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school. Girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence.”

3. isim In particular, the spread (proliferating) of biochemical, nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction to countries not originally involved in developing them.

   “... to combat proliferation by assisting them in gaining and assuring greater control over their dual-use equipment and technology. States that gain weapons of mass destruction are able to pose a significant military threat to the[…]”

4. isim The result of building up; buildup, accretion.