generation (EN)

noun, noun

noun “generation”

1. a group of people born around the same time who share similar experiences
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   My grandparents' generation still wrote letters by hand, whereas mine mostly communicates online.
2. the usual time, about thirty years, for children to grow up and have children of their own
   Within just two generations, the village transformed itself into a bustling city.
3. one stage in the line of a family, counting from an ancestor
   Four generations of his family have run the bakery on the corner.
4. a stage in the development of a technology or product
   The next generation of smartphones will include even more advanced cameras.
5. a version of a kind of pop culture that differs from earlier or later ones
   Some fans argue passionately about which generation of their favorite show was the best.
6. (in media) a copy of a recording from an earlier copy
   The news station cautioned that each new generation of the footage would lose image clarity.

noun “generation”

1. the act or process of creation or production of something, especially energy
   The generation of solar energy is vital for reducing our carbon footprint.
2. (in geometry) the formation of a shape by moving a point or line according to a rule
   In class, we practiced the generation of a circle by spinning a line around one endpoint.