"incubation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪnkjuːˈbeɪʃən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪnkjuˈbeɪʃən/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-incubation.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-incubation.wav Forms: incubations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From Latin incubātiō, from incubō (“to lie on”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|incubātiō}} Latin incubātiō Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} incubation (countable and uncountable, plural incubations)
  1. Sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, to develop the life within, by any process. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young): حِضَانَة (ḥiḍāna) (Arabic), تَفْرِيخ (tafrīḵ) (Arabic), উমনি (umoni) (Assamese), мътене (mǎtene) [neuter] (Bulgarian), incubació [feminine] (Catalan), covament [masculine] (Catalan), 孵化 (fūhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), hautominen (Finnish), incubación [feminine] (Galician), Bebrütung [feminine] (German), επώαση (epóasi) [feminine] (Greek), kotlás (Hungarian), költés (Hungarian), keltetés (note: as a machine-assisted procedure) (Hungarian), gor [masculine] (Irish), 孵化 (fuka) (alt: ふか) (Japanese), ruging [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ruging [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), выси́живание (vysíživanije) [neuter] (Russian), инкуба́ция (inkubácija) [feminine] (Russian), incubación [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-incubation-en-noun--uf0xuJm Disambiguation of 'sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young': 74 1 5 11 8
  2. (pathology) The development of a disease from its causes, or the period of such development. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pathology Translations (development of a disease from its causes, or its period of incubation): itäminen (Finnish), incubation [feminine] (French), Inkubation [feminine] (German), επώαση (epóasi) [feminine] (Greek), lappangás (Hungarian), lappangási idő (Hungarian), incubazione (Italian), インキュベーション (inkyubēshon) (Japanese), inkubasjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), inkubasjon [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), incubação (Portuguese), incubație [feminine] (Romanian), инкуба́ция (inkubácija) [feminine] (Russian), incubación (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-incubation-en-noun-fVoOHa41 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences Disambiguation of 'development of a disease from its causes, or its period of incubation': 5 77 8 8 3
  3. (chemistry) A period of little reaction which is followed by more rapid reaction. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-incubation-en-noun-FpFJANmE Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  4. (psychology) One of the four proposed stages of creativity (preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification): the unconscious recombination of thought elements that were stimulated through conscious work at one point in time, resulting in novel ideas at a later point. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Psychology
    Sense id: en-incubation-en-noun-irgYMhHI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Assamese translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 4 17 36 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 19 4 17 40 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Assamese translations: 20 4 17 39 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 20 4 17 39 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 20 4 17 39 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 4 15 45 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 5 16 39 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 20 4 17 39 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 4 20 43 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 17 8 22 35 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 17 7 23 37 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 17 3 15 44 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 19 4 18 39 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 19 4 18 39 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 8 19 40 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 20 4 17 39 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 21 2 17 38 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 20 4 17 39 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 20 4 17 39 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 19 4 18 39 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 21 4 17 37 21 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
  5. Sleeping in a temple or other holy place in order to have oracular dreams or to receive healing. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (sleeping in a consecrated place for the purpose of dreaming oracular dreams): εγκοίμηση (egkoímisi) [feminine] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-incubation-en-noun-yuQOSeyn Disambiguation of 'sleeping in a consecrated place for the purpose of dreaming oracular dreams': 24 2 7 18 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: incubation period Related terms: incubate, incubative, incubator

Inflected forms

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