incubation

Noun

Meaning

A sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, (eggs) to develop the life within, by any process.

The development of a disease from its causes, or its period of incubation. (See below.)

A sleeping in a consecrated place for the purpose of dreaming oracular dreams.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

brooding development growth training base basis hatch care background evolution arrangement sitting breeding pregnancy cultivation
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Antonyms

decline destruction decrease decay harm massacre
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Hypernyms

stage phase attention birth care aid

Related terms

incubate incubator incubative

Phrases with the word

incubation time

Examples

A cluster is considered closed if there have been no new cases for two incubation periods - 28 days - from the date when all cases have completed isolation. Source: Internet

According to the World Health Organization, the incubation period for a person with COVID-19 is around fourteen days. Source: Internet

After a long incubation period, some of the mice became sick with a scrapie-like illness. Source: Internet

Amtrak's slower remaining trains take 14 days between towns, so they can monitor passengers during the incubation period. Source: Internet

As expected, the incubation period was shortened by a length comparable with that of scrapie, and, as with scrapie, the mice had the typical spongiform degeneration in their brains. Source: Internet

After four weeks of incubation, a 30% loss in LSD concentration at 37 °C and up to a 40% at 45 °C were observed. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

incuba incubate incubatee incubation period incubation time incubational