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incubation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | brooding |
| Type of | parturition, giving birth, birthing, birth |
| Derivation | incubate |
Examples of incubation
incubation
After an incubation period of just one to two days, the symptoms start abruptly.
From the dailyherald.com
We have been experimenting with incubation and investment activities since 2005.
From the businessweek.com
Incubation of measles, from exposure to the onset of rash, is seven to 18 days.
From the post-gazette.com
Because of salmonella's incubation period, more people were expected to get sick.
From the denverpost.com
If ever an infant needed incubation, it was Mr Prodi's administration a year ago.
From the economist.com
After this incubation, we centrifuged the cells and removed unincorporated virus.
From the nature.com
The pattern generated after 150 min incubation remained stable for several hours.
From the nature.com
Incubation of cue-induced cigarette craving during abstinence in human smokers.
From the nature.com
In this case it turns out that a long incubation has been nothing but beneficial.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development
- (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear
- Brooding: sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
- (incubate) grow under conditions that promote development
- (incubate) brood: sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"
- Incubation is one of the 4 proposed stages of creativity: preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification . ...
- Incubation is the religious practice of sleeping in a sacred area with the intention of experiencing a divinely inspired dream or cure. Incubation was practised by members of the cult of Asclepius. ...
- (Incubate (bird)) Incubation is the process by which birds hatch their eggs, and to the development of the embryo within the egg. The most vital factor of incubation is the constant temperature required for its development over a specific period. ...
- (Incubate (festival)) Incubate is a multidisciplinary arts festival in Tilburg, the Netherlands. On June 16th, the festival changed it name into Incubate after a request by the Austin, US based festival SXSW to change its name. Between 2005 and 2008 the same festival was called ZXZW.
