rep·li·ca·tion /ˌrɛpləˈkeʃən/
 回答,反響,複製,原告的否認抗辯,折轉,彎回


 rep·li·ca·tion /ˌrɛpləˈkeʃən/ 名詞
 再試驗,折轉,複製過程,複製品,複製


 replication
 複製 重複


 Rep·li·ca·tion n.
 1. An answer; a reply.
    Withouten any repplicacioun.   --Chaucer.
 2. Law Pleadings The reply of the plaintiff, in matters of fact, to the defendant's plea.
 3. Return or repercussion, as of sound; echo.
    To hear the replication of your sounds.   --Shak.
 4. A repetition; a copy.
 Syn: -- Answer; response; reply; rejoinder.

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 replication
      n 1: the act of making copies; "Gutenberg's reproduction of holy
           texts was far more efficient" [syn: reproduction]
      2: (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself
         before cell division
      3: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or
         critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the
         teacher" [syn: rejoinder, retort, return, riposte,
          comeback, counter]
      4: (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the
         defendant's plea or answer
      5: the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped
         [syn: echo, reverberation, sound reflection]
      6: copy that is not the original; something that has been
         copied [syn: replica, reproduction]
      7: the repetition of an experiment in order to test the
         validity of its conclusion; "scientists will not believe
         an experimental result until they have seen at least one
         replication"