English-Thai Dictionary

incubation

N กา รอบ  การบ่ม  การฟักไข่  การกก ไข่  hatching breeding kan-ob

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INCUBATION

n.[L. incubatio.] The act of sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INCUBATION

In `cu *ba "tion, n. Etym: [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. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

incubation

in cu ba tion |ˌinkyəˈbāSHən, ˌiNG- ˌɪŋkjəˈbeɪʃən | ▶noun the process of incubating eggs, cells, bacteria, a disease, etc.: the chick hatches after a month's incubation. DERIVATIVES in cu ba tive |ˈinkyəˌbātiv, ˈiNG- |adjective, in cu ba to ry |inˈkyo͞obəˌtôrē, iNG- |adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin incubatio (n- ) ‘brooding, ’ from the verb incubare (see incubate ).

 

incubation period

in cu ba tion pe ri od ▶noun the period over which eggs, cells, etc. , are incubated. • the period between exposure to an infection and the appearance of the first symptoms.

 

Oxford Dictionary

incubation

in ¦cu |ba ¦tion |ɪŋkjʊˈbeɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the process of incubating eggs, cells, bacteria, a disease, etc.: the chick hatches after a month's incubation. DERIVATIVES incubative |ˈɪŋkjʊbeɪtɪv |adjective, incubatory |ˈɪŋkjʊbeɪt (ə )ri |adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin incubatio (n- )‘brooding ’, from the verb incubare (see incubate ).

 

incubation period

in ¦cu |ba ¦tion period ▶noun the period over which eggs, cells, etc. are incubated. • the period between exposure to an infection and the appearance of the first symptoms.

 

French Dictionary

incubation

incubation n. f. nom féminin 1 Développement de l ’embryon dans l ’œuf. : L ’incubation des œufs par la poule dure vingt et un jours. 2 Période comprise entre l ’infection d ’un organisme et l ’apparition de la maladie. : La période d ’incubation de cette maladie est de cinq jours.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

incubation

ì n cu b á tion 名詞 U 1 抱卵, 孵 （ふ ）化 ▸ artificial incubation 人工孵化 2 〘医 〙(病気の )潜伏 ; 潜伏期 (incubation period ).～al , ì n cu b á tive 形容詞