Incubation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪŋkjuːbˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪŋkjuːbˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪŋkjuːbˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɪŋkjuːbˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

brooding

Word Forms

incubate

verb

grow under conditions that promote development

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Inkubation

Etwas auf der für seine Entwicklung günstigsten Temperatur halten

🇪🇸Spanish

incubación

Mantener algo a la temperatura más favorable para su desarrollo.

🇮🇹Italian

incubazione

mantenere qualcosa alla temperatura più favorevole al suo sviluppo

🇳🇱Dutch

incubatie

iets op de meest gunstige temperatuur houden voor zijn ontwikkeling

🇵🇹Portuguese

incubação

manter algo na temperatura mais favorável para o seu desenvolvimento

🇷🇺Russian

инкубация

поддержание чего-либо при наиболее благоприятной температуре для его развития

India

🇮🇳Hindi

इन्क्यूबेशन

किसी चीज़ को उसके विकास के लिए सबसे अनुकूल तापमान पर बनाए रखना

🇧🇩Bengali

ইনকিউবেশন

এর বিকাশের জন্য সবচেয়ে অনুকূল তাপমাত্রায় কিছু বজায় রাখা

🇮🇳Tamil

அடைகாத்தல்

அதன் வளர்ச்சிக்கு மிகவும் சாதகமான வெப்பநிலையில் எதையாவது பராமரித்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

పొదిగే

దాని అభివృద్ధికి అత్యంత అనుకూలమైన ఉష్ణోగ్రత వద్ద ఏదైనా నిర్వహించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

उष्मायन

त्याच्या विकासासाठी सर्वात अनुकूल तापमानात काहीतरी राखणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સેવન

તેના વિકાસ માટે સૌથી અનુકૂળ તાપમાને કંઈક જાળવી રાખવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾವು

ಅದರ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಗೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಅನುಕೂಲಕರ ತಾಪಮಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇൻകുബേഷൻ

എന്തെങ്കിലും അതിൻ്റെ വികസനത്തിന് ഏറ്റവും അനുകൂലമായ താപനിലയിൽ നിലനിർത്തുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਫੁੱਲਤ

ਇਸਦੇ ਵਿਕਾਸ ਲਈ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਅਨੁਕੂਲ ਤਾਪਮਾਨ 'ਤੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਕਾਇਮ ਰੱਖਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

انکیوبیشن

کسی چیز کو اس کی نشوونما کے لیے انتہائی سازگار درجہ حرارت پر برقرار رکھنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

孵化

将某物保持在最有利于其发展的温度

🇯🇵Japanese

インキュベーション

何かをその発育に最も適した温度に維持すること

🇰🇷Korean

잠복

발달에 가장 유리한 온도에서 무언가를 유지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ủ bệnh

duy trì một cái gì đó ở nhiệt độ thuận lợi nhất cho sự phát triển của nó

🇹🇭Thai

การฟักตัว

รักษาบางสิ่งให้มีอุณหภูมิที่เหมาะสมที่สุดสำหรับการพัฒนา

🇮🇩Indonesian

inkubasi

mempertahankan sesuatu pada suhu yang paling menguntungkan untuk perkembangannya

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapapisa ng itlog

pagpapanatili ng isang bagay sa pinakakanais-nais na temperatura para sa pag-unlad nito

🇲🇾Malay

pengeraman

mengekalkan sesuatu pada suhu yang paling sesuai untuk perkembangannya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حضانة

الحفاظ على شيء ما في درجة الحرارة الأكثر ملاءمة لتطوره

🇮🇷Persian

جوجه کشی

حفظ چیزی در مطلوب ترین درجه حرارت برای توسعه آن

🇹🇷Turkish

kuluçka

bir şeyi gelişimi için en uygun sıcaklıkta tutmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

דְגִירָה

שמירה על משהו בטמפרטורה הטובה ביותר להתפתחותו

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