Definition of Incubations. Meaning of Incubations. Synonyms of Incubations

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Definition of Incubations

Incubation
Incubation In`cu*ba"tion, n. [L. incubatio: cf. F. incubation.] 1. 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. --Ray. 2. (Med.) The development of a disease from its causes, or its period of incubation. (See below.) 3. A sleeping in a consecrated place for the purpose of dreaming oracular dreams. --Tylor. Period of incubation, or Stage of incubation (Med.), the period which elapses between exposure to the causes of a disease and the attack resulting from it; the time of development of the supposed germs or spores.

Meaning of Incubations from wikipedia

- Look up incubation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The word incubation may refer to: Egg incubation, sitting on or brooding the eggs of birds and...
- Egg incubation is the process by which an egg, of oviparous (egg-laying) animals, develops an embryo within the egg, after the egg's formation and ovipositional...
- Incubation period (also known as the latent period or latency period) is the time elapsed between exposure to a pathogenic organism, a chemical, or radiation...
- In psychology, incubation refers to the unconscious processing of problems, when they are set aside for a period of time, that may lead to insights. It...
- article in Scientific American quotes Barrett summarizing a few of the incubations techniques from The Committee of Sleep as follows: If you want to problem-solve...
- Look up dhyana in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dhyana may refer to: Dhyana in Buddhism (Pāli: jhāna) Dhyana in Hinduism Jain Dhyāna, see Jain meditation...
- Incubation is the religious practice of sleeping in a sacred area with the intention of experiencing a divinely inspired dream or cure. Incubation was...
- cleavage stage (day two to four after co-incubation) or the blastocyst stage (day five or six after co-incubation). Embryo culture until the blastocyst stage...
- An incubator is a device simulating avian incubation by keeping eggs warm at a particular temperature range and in the correct humidity with a turning...
- Mouthbrooding, also known as oral incubation and buccal incubation, is the care given by some groups of animals to their offspring by holding them in the...