ALL meanings of conjugation
con·ju·ga·tion
C c - noun conjugation inflection of a verb for person, number, tense, voice, mood, etc 3
- noun conjugation the complete set of the inflections of a given verb 3
- noun conjugation a joining, union, or conjunction 3
- noun conjugation a type of sexual reproduction in ciliate protozoans involving the temporary union of two individuals and the subsequent migration and fusion of the gametic nuclei 3
- noun conjugation (in bacteria) the direct transfer of DNA between two cells that are temporarily joined 3
- noun conjugation the union of gametes, esp isogametes, as in some algae and fungi 3
- noun conjugation the pairing of chromosomes in the early phase of a meiotic division 3
- noun conjugation the existence of alternating double or triple bonds in a chemical compound, with consequent electron delocalization over part of the molecule 3
- noun conjugation a conjugating or being conjugated; union 3
- noun conjugation any of various types of sexual reproduction in which certain algae, fungi, etc. exchange genetic material 3
- noun conjugation a methodical presentation or arrangement of the inflectional forms of a verb; paradigm 3
- noun conjugation the act or process of producing such an arrangement or paradigm 3
- noun conjugation a class of verbs with similar inflectional forms 3
- noun conjugation Grammar. the inflection of verbs. the whole set of inflected forms of a verb or the recital or display thereof in a fixed order: The conjugation of the Latin verb amo begins amō, amas, amat. a class of verbs having similar sets of inflected forms: the Latin second conjugation. 1
- noun conjugation an act of joining: a conjugation of related ideas. 1
- noun conjugation the state of being joined together; union; conjunction. 1
- noun conjugation Biology. the reproductive process in ciliate protozoans in which two organisms of different mating types exchange nuclear material through a temporary area of fusion. temporary union or permanent fusion as a form of sexual reproduction in certain algae and fungi, the male gametes of one organism uniting with female gametes of the other. a temporary union of two bacteria, in Escherichia and related groups, in which genetic material is transferred by migration of a plasmid, either solitary or as part of a chromosome, from one bacterium, the donor, to the other, the recipient; sometimes also including the transfer of resistance to antibiotics. 1
- noun conjugation grammar: verb inflection 1
- noun conjugation grammar: inflected verb forms 1
- noun conjugation The formation or existence of a link or connection between things, in particular. 1
- noun conjugation The coming together of things. 0
- noun conjugation (biology) The temporary fusion of organisms, especially as part of sexual reproduction. 0
- noun conjugation Sexual relations within marriage. 0
- noun conjugation (grammar) In some languages, one of several classifications of verbs according to what inflections they take. 0
- noun conjugation (grammar) The act of conjugating a verb. 0
- noun conjugation (grammar) The conjugated forms of a verb. 0
- noun conjugation (chemistry) A system of delocalized orbitals consisting of alternating single bonds and double bonds. 0
- noun conjugation (mathematics) A mapping sending x to gxg-1, where g and x are elements of a group; inner automorphism. 0
- noun conjugation (mathematics) A function which negates the non-real part of a complex or hypercomplex number; complex conjugation. 0