"incubation" meaning in English

See incubation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɪnkjuːˈbeɪʃən/ [UK], /ɪnkjuˈbeɪʃən/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-incubation.wav [UK], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-incubation.wav [US] Forms: incubation [singular], incubations [plural]
Etymology: incubate + -ion Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|incubate|ion}} incubate + -ion Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Incubation is the act or process of incubating.
    Sense id: simple-incubation-en-noun-bzE3cDGx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ion
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