What is the difference between replicate and replica?
replicate | replica |
To make a copy (replica) of.
(label) To repeat (an experiment or trial) with a consistent result.
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(botany, zoology) Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself.
Replica is a related term of replicate.
As nouns the difference between replicate and replica
is that replicate is an outcome of a replication procedure while replica is an exact copy.As a verb replicate
is to make a copy (replica) of.As an adjective replicate
is folded over or backward; folded back upon itself.replicate
English
Verb
(en-verb)Magician’s brain, passage=[Isaac Newton] was obsessed with alchemy. He spent hours copying alchemical recipes and trying to replicate them in his laboratory. He believed that the Bible contained numerological codes.}}
Adjective
(en adjective)- a replicate leaf or petal
- the replicate margin of a shell