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Classification scheme of jet fighters
Jet fighter generations classify the major technology leaps in the historical development of the jet fighter. Different authorities have identified different
Jet_fighter_generations
Classification of fighter aircraft c. 1970–2000
The fourth-generation fighter is a class of jet fighters in service from around 1980 to the present, and represents design concepts of the 1970s. Fourth-generation
Fourth-generation_fighter
Classification of post-2020s jet fighters
A sixth-generation fighter is a conceptualized class of jet fighter aircraft design more advanced than the fifth-generation jet fighters that are currently
Sixth-generation_fighter
Classification of sophisticated jet fighter aircraft entering service since 2005
A fifth-generation fighter is a jet fighter aircraft classification which includes major technologies developed during the first part of the 21st century
Fifth-generation_fighter
2003 American TV series or program
Generation Jets was a children's animated television show, created for the New York Jets. It aired Saturdays at 1 p.m. on WCBS-TV in New York City, and
Generation_Jets
Military aircraft for air-to-air combat
fighter jets, most of the 4.5 generation aircraft are actually modified variants of existing airframes from the earlier fourth generation fighter jets. Such
Fighter_aircraft
Upcoming American sixth-generation fighter aircraft
Force (USAF) under the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program. It is designed to be the first U.S. sixth-generation fighter and the successor to
Boeing_F-47
Aircraft propelled by three jet engines
trijet is a jet aircraft powered by three jet engines. In general, passenger airline trijets are considered to be second-generation jet airliners, due
Trijet
Regional jet airliner family
routes while offering many of the amenities and features of larger jets. The E-Jet family is used by both mainline and regional airlines worldwide, with
Embraer_E-Jet_family
French light attack fighter
own fleet of Alpha Jets in the 1990s and has re-sold many of these aircraft to both military and civilian operators. The Alpha Jet has been adopted by
Dassault/Dornier_Alpha_Jet
Chronological listing of main battle tanks
Like jet fighter generations, main battle tanks are often classified as belonging to a particular generation, although the actual definition and membership
List of main battle tanks by generation
List_of_main_battle_tanks_by_generation
Upgraded series of the Su-27 fighter aircraft
fighter jet over Tokmak, UK MOD says". Newsweek. Retrieved 27 May 2024. "Ukraine's Defence Forces down 2 more Russian Su-34 jets: three jets downed on
Sukhoi_Su-35
European sixth-generation jet fighter project
carrier vehicles (swarming drones) as well as a New Generation Fighter (NGF)—a planned sixth-generation jet fighter[better source needed]—that would have possibly
Future_Combat_Air_System
Chinese sixth generation fighter aircraft
Journal. Retrieved May 22, 2024. "China unveils new sixth-generation stealth fighter jets". New Atlas. 2024-12-28. Archived from the original on 2024-12-28
Chengdu_J-36
Fighter jet
September 2022, Greece received its first upgraded F-16 Block 72 jets. Hellenic Air Force F-16V jets participated in Ramstein Flag 2025. South Korea plans to
Lockheed_Martin_F-16V_Viper
Chinese fighter aircraft project
Roblin, Sébastien (7 January 2025). "Two New Chinese Sixth-Gen Fighter Jets Have Emerged in a Direct Challenge to U.S. Air Superiority". Popular Mechanics
Shenyang_J-50
Multi-role combat aircraft family by Dassault
The fly away jets are not expected to arrive before 2032 as per an India Today article on 18 February while the Indian assembled jets are also expected
Dassault_Rafale
Chinese multi-role fighter aircraft family
2021). "China fields J-10 jets powered by homemade engine". Defense News. Retrieved 11 May 2021. "Pakistan Purchases Chinese Jets Based on Scrapped Israeli
Chengdu_J-10
Series of carrier-based multirole combat aircraft
fighter jets before making final decision on F-35s, sources say" . National Post, 5 June 2016. "Liberals to buy 18 Boeing Super Hornet fighter jets to fill
Boeing_F/A-18E/F_Super_Hornet
American multirole fighter aircraft
retirement date. Also referred to as F-15 2040C or "Golden Eagle", these jets would have upgraded avionics, including active electronically scanned array
Boeing_F-15EX_Eagle_II
Regional jet airliner family
Second Generation of E-Jets" (Press release). Moog Inc. 13 May 2013. "Embraer Selects Honeywell to Provide Avionics for E-Jets Second Generation" (Press
Embraer_E-Jet_E2_family
American sixth-generation fighter initiative
The Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) is a United States Air Force (USAF) initiative that aims to field systems to succeed the Lockheed Martin F-22
Next_Generation_Air_Dominance
Aviationist. Retrieved 18 September 2025. "China unveils new sixth-generation stealth fighter jets". New Atlas. 28 December 2024. "Projet de loi de finances pour
List_of_fighter_aircraft
Chinese multirole strike fighter
Dragon', NATO reporting name: Flanker-N) is a Chinese all-weather 4.5 generation, tandem-seat, twin-engine, multirole strike fighter built by Shenyang
Shenyang_J-16
Fast-flowing atmospheric air current
distance increases. There are several important low-level jets in Africa. Numerous low-level jets form in the Sahara, and are important for the raising of
Jet_stream
Sixth-generation strike fighter program
F/A-XX is a development and acquisition program for a future sixth-generation strike fighter to replace the United States Navy's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
F/A-XX_program
Russian stealth multirole fighter aircraft
2018 at the Wayback Machine Zvezda, 1 March 2018. Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jets successfully tested in Syria Archived 2 March 2018 at the Wayback
Sukhoi_Su-57
Proposed Russian interceptor aircraft
2017-04-14. "Russia's MiG aircraft corporation working on fifth-generation fighter jet". TASS. 17 August 2018. Archived from the original on 11 September
Mikoyan_PAK_DP
Indian carrier-based multirole combat aircraft
competition was between Rafale and the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. Both the jets participated in the trials from the ski-jumps at the Shore-Based Test Facility
HAL_TEDBF
Russian fighter aircraft
division of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC). Marketed as a 4++ generation jet fighter, it is a further development of the MiG-29M/M2 and MiG-29K/KUB
Mikoyan_MiG-35
1994 multi-role combat aircraft family by Eurofighter
Eurofighter Combat Jets on Ejector Seat Concern." Business Week. 16 September 2010. Retrieved: 3 July 2011. "Safety probe leads to some Typhoon jets being grounded
Eurofighter_Typhoon
Russian fighter-bomber aircraft
February 2024. "Ukraine's Defence Forces down 2 more Russian Su-34 jets: three jets downed on 29 February". Ukrainska Pravda. 29 February 2024. Archived
Sukhoi_Su-34
Light single-engined multirole fighter aircraft from Sweden
fighter jets". India Today. Rio de Janeiro. 21 December 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014. The jets will be
Saab_JAS_39_Gripen
Multirole combat aircraft series by British Aerospace
The British Aerospace Harrier II is a second-generation vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) jet aircraft used previously by the Royal Air Force
British_Aerospace_Harrier_II
Aircraft class powered by jet propulsion engines
A jet aircraft (or simply jet) is an aircraft propelled by one or more jet engines. Jets are nearly always fixed-wing aircraft, though a wide range of
Jet_aircraft
Prototype fighter aircraft developed from F-5
p. 17. "Dynamics wins, Northrop loses on jet fighters; but both will get a chance to design next generation of U.S. combat planes." Archived 7 November
Northrop_F-20_Tigershark
Chinese air superiority fighter
Chinese: 應龍; pinyin: yìnglóng; lit. 'Responsive Dragon') is a 4th generation twin-engine jet fighter of the People's Republic of China derived from the Soviet-designed
Shenyang_J-11
South Korean fighter aircraft
operating STOVL F-35B jets. It was later clarified that the MND would consider purchasing a larger aircraft carrier design, if a maritime jet fighter could be
KAI_KF-21_Boramae
Chinese fourth-generation carrier-based multirole fighter
Flanker-K) is a Chinese all-weather, twin-engine, carrier-based 4.5 generation multirole fighter aircraft developed by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation
Shenyang_J-15
French jet fighter aircraft
Dassault Mirage 2000 is a multirole, single-engine, delta wing, fourth-generation jet fighter designed and produced by the French aircraft manufacturer Dassault
Dassault_Mirage_2000
Soviet 4th generation fighter aircraft
Sukhoi. It was intended as a direct competitor for the large US fourth-generation jet fighters such as the Grumman F-14 Tomcat and McDonnell Douglas F-15
Sukhoi_Su-27
Sino-Pakistani multirole fighter aircraft
planned purchase of JF-17 fighter jets. They argued that if India is the main threat, these Pakistan-made Chinese jets might not be effective, pointing
CAC/PAC_JF-17_Thunder
Russian fighter aircraft
Ukraine's Drone Boats To Engage Russian Jets, Not AIM-9M". The War Zone. 10 June 2025. Q: What kind of jets and what did the Magura's use to shoot at
Sukhoi_Su-30
Soviet fighter-interceptor aircraft introduced in 1970
lift jets in the fuselage. This first flew on 3 April 1967, but it soon became apparent that this configuration was unsatisfactory, as the lift jets became
Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-23
Soviet vertical takeoff fighter prototype
engine failure during landing, and a single-engined configuration, with lift jets to allow for vertical takeoff and landing, was selected.[page needed] The
Yakovlev_Yak-141
Italy/Japan/UK aircraft development and acquisition programme
they would develop and deploy a common fighter jet, merging their previously separate sixth-generation projects: the United Kingdom-led BAE Systems Tempest
Global_Combat_Air_Programme
Indian variant of Russian-origin Sukhoi Su-30 fighter aircraft
equipping the jets with Russian AESA radar was dropped in favor of phase wise upgradation of the jets with Indian avionics like by equipping the jets with an
Sukhoi_Su-30MKI
Soviet twin-engine jet fighter aircraft
when technicians found the jets were in worse condition than expected upon arrival in Peru. The first eight of these jets were delivered in 2012 and are
Mikoyan_MiG-29
Family of South Korean jet aircraft
"Indonesia receives two T-50i jets from South Korea". Antara News. Retrieved 14 February 2026. "Iraq Asks for Korea's T-50 Trainer Jets" Archived 17 March 2009
KAI_T-50_Golden_Eagle
National Football League franchise in East Rutherford, New Jersey
The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL)
New_York_Jets
Chinese version of the Soviet MiG-21
The Chengdu J-7 (Chinese: 歼-7; pinyin: Jiān-7; third generation export version J-7; NATO reporting name: Fishcan) is a Chinese fighter aircraft. It is
Chengdu_J-7
Interceptor aircraft
Force is Mostly Outdated Soviet Jets". The National Interest. Retrieved 2026-03-22. "THE STRANGE STORY OF MIG-31 JETS FOR SYRIA - Jamestown". jamestown
Mikoyan_MiG-31
Chinese stealth multirole fighter aircraft
show takes off with fighter jets, attack drones". Radio France. Chan, Ryan (12 November 2024). "China Unveils Stealth Jets To Rival US Air Force's F-22
Shenyang_J-35
US Navy carrier-based fighter aircraft in service 1956–1969
exceed the speed of sound. On 21 September 1956, the Tiger became the first jet aircraft to shoot itself down. Originally designated the F11F Tiger in April
Grumman_F-11_Tiger
Japanese supersonic jet fighter
jets 'breach Japan airspace'", BBC News, 7 Feb 2013, archived from the original on 6 August 2017, retrieved 20 June 2018 Japan accuses Russian jets of
Mitsubishi_F-2
Index of articles associated with the same name
Bombardier CRJ/Mitsubishi CRJ or CRJ Series (for Canadair Regional Jet) is a family of regional jets introduced in 1991 by Bombardier Aerospace. The CRJ was manufactured
Bombardier_CRJ
American voice actor
worked on include PB&J Otter for Disney, Beavis and Butt-Head for MTV, Generation Jets for CBS, and Bubble Guppies and Team Umizoomi for Nickelodeon. Phillips
Chris_Phillips_(voice_actor)
Israeli multirole combat aircraft
existing Colombian Air Force Kfirs, and to supply additional jets. The additional Kfir jets, models C.10-C.12, have been upgraded and improved to include
IAI_Kfir
Topics referred to by the same term
Fourth generation may refer to: 4G, the fourth generation of cellular wireless standards Fourth-generation programming language Fourth-generation jet fighter
Fourth_generation
American prototype interceptor aircraft
Donald, David, ed. "Lockheed's Blackbirds: A-12, YF-12 and SR-71". Black Jets. AIRtime, 2003. ISBN 1-880588-67-6. Drendel, Lou. SR-71 Blackbird in Action
Lockheed_YF-12
1999 studio album by Guitar Wolf
Jet Generation is the sixth studio album by Japanese rock band Guitar Wolf. It was released in Japan on 21 January 1999 and in the U.S. on 22 June 1999
Jet_Generation
Turkish fighter aircraft
and the ability to supercruise, features associated with fifth-generation fighter jets. TAI's Advanced Carbon Composites fuselage facility, which was
TAI_TF_Kaan
1967 Swedish fighter aircraft family
Swedish Air Force was already forming a series of requirements for the next generation of combat aircraft; due to the challenging nature of these requirements
Saab_37_Viggen
French attack/interceptor aircraft
War, 18 Belgian Mirage 5s were deployed to Turkey alongside German Alpha Jets and Italian F-104s under a NATO-based operation to protect Turkey against
Dassault_Mirage_5
Chinese aeronautics company
Chengdu J-10 light-weight multi-role fighter and Chengdu J-20 fifth-generation jet fighter, that are considered to be two of the most advanced weapons
Chengdu_Aircraft_Corporation
Chinese interceptor aircraft family
82. Mann, Jim (15 May 1990). "China Cancels U.S. Deal for Modernizing F-8 Jet : Military: Shelving the $550-million program signals an important break
Shenyang_J-8
Soviet/Russian carrier-based fighter
Assault Aviation Regiment". ww2.dk. Retrieved 12 January 2020. "New fighter jets for Admiral Kuznetsov". barentsobserver.com. 25 September 2009. Retrieved
Sukhoi_Su-33
US lightweight low-cost fighter aircraft
"Taiwan loses two fighter jets in apparent collision". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 22 March 2021. "Air force's F-5 jets retired after 50 years service"
Northrop_F-5
Malaysian variant of Indo-Russian Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter aircraft
government-to-government offset agreement through the purchase of Su-30MKM fighter jets for the Royal Malaysian Air Force. Under this agreement the Russian Federation
Sukhoi_Su-30MKM
French supersonic fighter/interceptor aircraft
Air Force pilot Giora Epstein, "ace of aces" of modern, supersonic fighter jets, achieved all of his victories flying either the Mirage IIICJ or the IAI
Dassault_Mirage_III
French multirole fighter
prototypes Ahlawat, Sumit (2026-02-20). "Before Rafale: The French Fighter Jet That India Wanted – But It Never Took Off. A Look at Dassault Mirage 4000"
Dassault_Mirage_4000
Flag carrier of Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica
of fifteen (15) Boeing 737-800 Next Generation jets and nine ATR 72-600 turboprop aircraft. The new Boeing jets were intended to replace Air Jamaica's
Caribbean_Airlines
Anglo-American VSTOL ground-attack aircraft
is a single-engine ground-attack aircraft that constitutes the second generation of the Harrier family, capable of vertical or short takeoff and landing
McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II
McDonnell_Douglas_AV-8B_Harrier_II
Series of interceptor aircraft
interest". Flight International. 12 March 1997. "Italy to lease 35 F-16 jets from USA until Eurofighter operational". ANSA News Agency. 1 February 2001
Panavia_Tornado_ADV
Carrier-based multi-role fighter aircraft family
Fortress Macross (adapted as Robotech in the US). Aviation portal Fourth-generation jet fighter Grumman XF10F Jaguar Teen Series Related development General
Grumman_F-14_Tomcat
US carrier-based jet-powered interceptor
carrier battle groups by high altitude Soviet bomber aircraft; as early jet aircraft were fuel-hungry and had limited endurance, it was necessary for
Douglas_F4D_Skyray
French attack aircraft
14 September 1983, a pair of Turkish Air Force F-100F Super Sabre fighter jets of 182 Filo “Atmaca” penetrated Iraqi airspace. A Mirage F1EQ of the Iraqi
Dassault_Mirage_F1
Multirole and air superiority fighter family
animated television series, and animated films. Aviation portal Fourth-generation jet fighter Related development McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle McDonnell
McDonnell_Douglas_F-15_Eagle
American celebrity chef and restaurateur
It: Jet Tila parlayed his Thai immigrant family roots to food TV fame". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 28, 2022. CHEFJET The Next Generation: Jet Tila
Jet_Tila
Variant version of the Su-30MK multirole fighter aircraft
September 2015). King, Larry; Shumaker, Lisa (eds.). "Venezuela says fighter jet crashes after entry of 'illicit' plane". Reuters. Retrieved 8 November 2025
Sukhoi_Su-30MKK
Family of 1950s jet fighter aircraft
Combat. Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1472829153. Donald, David, ed. (2003). Century Jets: USAF Frontline Fighters of the Cold War. Norwalk, CT: AirTime Publishing
McDonnell_F-101_Voodoo
Fighter technology demonstrator aircraft
Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF). The MFI was to incorporate many fifth-generation jet fighter features such as supermaneuverability, supercruise, and advanced
Mikoyan_Project_1.44
American multi-role fighter aircraft
providing F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine". BBC News. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023. "Zelenskky hails Biden's decision on F-16 jet training for Ukraine"
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon
1955 naval fighter aircraft by Vought
California and the VF-154 "Grandslammers" (named in honor of the new 1,000-mph jets and subsequently renamed the "Black Knights") began their F-8 operations
Vought_F-8_Crusader
Chinese variant of the Soviet MiG-19
fighter jets". Defense News. Retrieved 26 October 2021. Yeo, Mike (20 October 2021). "China shows off drones recycled from Soviet-era fighter jets". defensenews
Shenyang_J-6
variant of Su-11, 1960 T-60S: intermediate range bomber. Su-57: fifth generation fighter. Basic future aircraft of Russian Frontline Aviation. Maiden flight
List_of_Sukhoi_aircraft
1959–1970s Soviet interceptor aircraft
Korean War, which devised several optimum aerodynamic configurations for jet fighters. The design first flew in 1956 as the T-405 prototype. The Su-9
Sukhoi_Su-9
Subsidiary of Rostec
brand, the Mikoyan MiG-35, designated by NATO as "Fulcrum-F" and a Generation 4++ jet fighter by Mikoyan. The MiG-35 was officially presented during the
United_Aircraft_Corporation
1968 film
Jet Generation (German: Jet Generation – Wie Mädchen heute Männer lieben) is a 1968 West German drama film directed by Eckhart Schmidt and starring Dginn
Jet_Generation_(film)
American actor
.... Chris Robinson LazyTown (5 episodes/2007) TV Series....Pixel Generation Jets (2003) TV series .... XL's Brother (voice) The Nick Cannon Show (2002)
Chris_Knowings
American carrier-capable multirole strike aircraft
fighter jets — but the cost of aircraft is unknown". 22 November 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017. Canada moves toward buying Australian fighter jets, upping
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet
Family of interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft
impractical idea was to improve the field performance using two RD36-35 lift-jets. Vertical takeoff and landing would allow for use of damaged runways during
Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-25
Italian fighter aircraft
Gulf War, 6 Italian F-104s were deployed to Turkey alongside German Alpha Jets and Belgian Mirage 5s under a NATO-based operation to protect Turkey against
Aeritalia_F-104S_Starfighter
Motor vehicle
The fifth-generation Ford Mustang, is a two-door four-seater pony car manufactured and marketed by Ford from 2004 to 2014, for the 2005 to 2014 model years
Ford Mustang (fifth generation)
Ford_Mustang_(fifth_generation)
American all-weather multirole fighter aircraft
electronic warfare/electronic countermeasures system Aviation portal 4th generation jet fighter Related development McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Boeing F-15EX
McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle
McDonnell_Douglas_F-15E_Strike_Eagle
Fighter aircraft family developed from 1958
to buy the jets (a necessity at the time as South Korea was a poor country and in the aftermath of the Korean War, needed the extra jets to defend against
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II
Prototype fighter aircraft for the US military
2023 Miller 1986, p. 5. Wooldridge, E.T., ed. with John S. McCain. Into the Jet Age: Conflict and Change in Naval Aviation, 1945–1975: An Oral History. Annapolis
Northrop_YF-17
1956 Soviet fighter aircraft family
Fighter Jets". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 June 2025. "IAF bids farewell to MiG-21 Bison aircraft, paving the way for India's indigenous fighter jets".
Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21
South African fighter aircraft
2014. Retrieved 9 July 2013. "Ex-South African Air Force Cheetah fighter jets arriving in Ecuador." Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine AmericasForum
Atlas_Cheetah
1956 fighter aircraft family by Lockheed
Air Force Jet Fighters. North Branch, Minnesota: Specialty Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-58007-111-6. Käsmann, Ferdinand C.W. Die schnellsten Jets der Welt (German
Lockheed_F-104_Starfighter
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Girl/Female
Biblical
Nativity, generation.
Boy/Male
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Large; generation.
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Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
New Generation
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Young Generation
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Indian
Young Generation
Girl/Female
Biblical
Birth, generation.
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Generation
Boy/Male
Indian
New Generation
Boy/Male
Biblical
Nativity, generation.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Young generation
Girl/Female
Biblical
A generation.
Girl/Female
Indian
Generation
Boy/Male
British, Czech, Hindu, Indian
New Generation
Boy/Male
Biblical
Nativity, generation.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Forthcoming generation
Boy/Male
Muslim
Old generation
Boy/Male
Biblical, British, English
Nativity; Generation
Girl/Female
Biblical
Generation, habitation.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Era; Generation
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi
Generation; Coming Generation of Father; Family
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GENERATION JETS
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Bestowed
Boy/Male
Afghan, Arabic, Australian, Danish, French, Lebanese, Muslim
Newborn Child; Newly-born
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Night; Everest
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend
Guinevere's father.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
First; New; Another Name for God; Novel; Primal
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Rosalyn, ROSALINE means "weak horse."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, English
Supplanter
Girl/Female
Russian
Pure.
Male
Hebrew
(×ֲבִי×ֵל) Hebrew name ABIY'EL means "El (God) is (my) father." In the bible, this is the name of Saul's grandfather.
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Success
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n.
Generation by means of ova. See Generation.
n.
Spontaneous generation.
n.
The union of parts which have been severed, so that they become anatomically perfect; as, the regeneration of a nerve.
n.
Origination by some process, mathematical, chemical, or vital; production; formation; as, the generation of sounds, of gases, of curves, etc.
n.
Race; generation; birth.
n.
Alternate generation. See under Generation.
n.
Generation; procreation; birth.
n.
Same as Generation.
a.
Having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing.
n.
The reproduction or renewal of tissues, cells, etc., which have been used up and destroyed by the ordinary processes of life; as, the continual regeneration of the epithelial cells of the body, or the regeneration of the contractile substance of muscle.
v. i.
Generation.
n.
The reproduction of a part which has been removed or destroyed; re-formation; -- a process especially characteristic of a many of the lower animals; as, the regeneration of lost feelers, limbs, and claws by spiders and crabs.
n.
That condition of a tissue or an organ in which its vitality has become either diminished or perverted; a substitution of a lower for a higher form of structure; as, fatty degeneration of the liver.
n.
The act of generating or begetting; procreation, as of animals.
n.
An apparatus in which vapor or gas is formed from a liquid or solid by means of heat or chemical process, as a steam boiler, gas retort, or vessel for generating carbonic acid gas, etc.
n.
The principal sound or sounds by which others are produced; the fundamental note or root of the common chord; -- called also generating tone.
n.
Acuteness; insight; sharp discoverment; sagacity; as, a person of singular penetration.
n.
The formation or production of any geometrical magnitude, as a line, a surface, a solid, by the motion, in accordance with a mathematical law, of a point or a magnitude; as, the generation of a line or curve by the motion of a point, of a surface by a line, a sphere by a semicircle, etc.
n.
That form of alternate generation in which two kinds of sexual generation, or a sexual and a parthenogenetic generation, alternate; -- in distinction from metagenesis, where sexual and asexual generations alternate.
a.
Pertaining to generation, or to the generative organs.