Dū'pli-cā'tion, n.

n. [Lat. duplicatio, from duplicare; Fr. duplication, Pr. duplicacio, Sp. duplicacion, It. duplicazione.]

1. The act of duplicating or doubling; the multiplication of a number by two; a folding over.
2. (Physiol.) The act or process of dividing by natural growth or spontaneous action; as, the duplication of cartilage cells. Carpenter.