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reproducible

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Capable of being reproduced at a different time or place and by different people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: experiment etc

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: irreproducible, unreproducible

2

noun

Meaning 2

Something that can be reproduced.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • transparencies and other reproducibles

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

capable of being reproduced

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: consistent

Antonyms: unreproducible

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcōder. Middle English produce English produce English reproduce Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English reproducible From reproduce + -ible.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: възпроизводим (vǎzproizvodim) — capable of being reproduced at a different time or place and by different people
  • Czech: reprodukovatelný — capable of being reproduced at a different time or place and by different people
  • Dutch: reproduceerbaar — capable of being reproduced at a different time or place and by different people
  • Finnish: toistettavissa — capable of being reproduced at a different time or place and by different people
  • French: reproductible — capable of being reproduced at a different time or place and by different people
  • Galician: reproducible — capable of being reproduced at a different time or place and by different people
  • Galician: reproducíbel — capable of being reproduced at a different time or place and by different people
  • German: reproduzierbar — capable of being reproduced at a different time or place and by different people
  • Hungarian: reprodukálható — capable of being reproduced at a different time or place and by different people
  • Hungarian: megismételhető — capable of being reproduced at a different time or place and by different people
  • Hungarian: újraalkotható — capable of being reproduced at a different time or place and by different people
  • Hungarian: visszajátszható — capable of being reproduced at a different time or place and by different people
  • Russian: воспроизводи́мый (vosproizvodímyj) — capable of being reproduced at a different time or place and by different people
  • Spanish: reproducible — capable of being reproduced at a different time or place and by different people