INCUBATION Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word incubation. (close relations)
Definition of INCUBATION
incubate
Best Alternative Words for INCUBATION
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| cultivation | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners • (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale) • a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality • the process of fostering the growth of something • the act of raising or growing plants (especially on a large scale) | ||||||||
| development | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining • a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) • (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level • a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation • the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful • a district that has been developed to serve some purpose • a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess) • processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible • (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated | ||||||||
| hatching | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the production of young from an egg • shading consisting of multiple crossing lines | ||||||||
| brooding | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body • persistent morbid meditation on a problem adjective satellite • deeply or seriously thoughtful | ||||||||
