Meaning of 'generation'

noun

the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production

Synonyms: multiplication propagation

noun

the production of heat or electricity

Example: "dams were built for the generation of electricity"

noun

a coming into being

Synonyms: genesis

noun

group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent

noun

all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

Synonyms: coevals contemporaries

noun

the normal time between successive generations

Example: "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade"

noun

a stage of technological development or innovation

Example: "the third generation of computers"