clone

Значение (Английский)

Noun

1. A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.
2. A group of identical cells derived from a single cell.
3. A copy or imitation of something already existing, especially when designed to simulate it.
4. (informal) A person who is exactly like or very similar to another person, in terms of looks or behavior.
5. (slang) A Castro clone.

Verb

To create a clone of.

Синонимы

copy

double

clon

duplicate

ringer

dead ringer

multiply by two

photocopy

knockoff

reduplicate

counterfeit

reproduce

inbred line

carbon copy

pure strain

copies

echo

fake

feign

hardcopy

illustration

imitation

pure line

replica

replicate

simulate

Переводы

clone

clone

Klon

clon

klonen

clone

clonare

κλώνος

kloon

clonar

cloner

clon

klonen

clonar

Произносится как (IPA)

/kloʊn/

Этимология (Английский)

Coined (in botany) in 1903, based on Ancient Greek κλών (klṓn, “twig”). Figurative use from the 1970s.