Generation

English Meaning

The act of generating or begetting; procreation, as of animals.

1. All of the offspring that are at the same stage of descent from a common ancestor: Mother and daughters represent two generations.
2. Biology A form or stage in the life cycle of an organism: asexual generation of a fern.
3. The average interval of time between the birth of parents and the birth of their offspring.
4. A group of individuals born and living about the same time.
5. A group of generally contemporaneous individuals regarded as having common cultural or social characteristics and attitudes: "They're the television generation” ( Roger Enrico).
6. A stage or period of sequential technological development and innovation.
7. A class of objects derived from a preceding class: a new generation of computers.
8. The formation of a line or geometric figure by the movement of a point or line.
9. The act or process of generating; origination, production, or procreation.