Maturation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

coming to full development; becoming mature

(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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mətʃʊɹɹˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/mətʃʊəɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mətʃʊəɹˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /mətʃʊɹɹˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

growth development festering ripening growing ontogeny maturement suppuration ontogenesis

Antonyms

nondevelopment

Parts of Speech

noun	coming to full development; becoming mature
noun	(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 “he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children”
noun	(medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus

Word Forms

maturational	adjective	relating to or involved in maturation
mature	verb	develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
maturate	verb	develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
ripen	verb	cause to ripen or develop fully
grow	verb	increase in size by natural process
developmental	adjective	of or relating to or constituting development
develop	verb	grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
ontogenetic	adjective	of or relating to the origin and development of individual organisms
fester	verb	ripen and generate pus
suppurate	verb	cause to ripen and discharge pus

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Reifung

zur vollen Entwicklung kommen; reif werden

🇪🇸Spanish

maduración

llegar al pleno desarrollo; madurando

🇮🇹Italian

maturazione

arrivando al pieno sviluppo; diventando maturo

🇳🇱Dutch

rijping

tot volledige ontwikkeling komen; volwassen worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

maturação

chegando ao pleno desenvolvimento; tornando-se maduro

🇷🇺Russian

созревание

приход к полному развитию; становлюсь зрелым

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परिपक्वता

पूर्ण विकास की ओर आ रहा है; परिपक्व हो रहा है

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিপক্কতা

পূর্ণ বিকাশে আসছে; পরিণত হচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

முதிர்ச்சி

முழு வளர்ச்சிக்கு வரும்; முதிர்ச்சி அடைகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

పరిపక్వత

పూర్తి అభివృద్ధికి రావడం; పరిణతి చెందుతోంది

🇮🇳Marathi

परिपक्वता

पूर्ण विकासाकडे येत आहे; प्रौढ होत आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પરિપક્વતા

સંપૂર્ણ વિકાસ માટે આવવું; પરિપક્વ બનવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಕ್ವತೆ

ಪೂರ್ಣ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಗೆ ಬರುತ್ತಿದೆ; ಪ್ರಬುದ್ಧರಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പക്വത

സമ്പൂർണ്ണ വികസനത്തിലേക്ക് വരുന്നു; പക്വത പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਰਿਪੱਕਤਾ

ਪੂਰੇ ਵਿਕਾਸ ਲਈ ਆਉਣਾ; ਸਿਆਣੇ ਬਣਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پختگی

مکمل ترقی کی طرف آنا؛ بالغ ہو رہا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

成熟

即将全面发展；变得成熟

🇯🇵Japanese

成熟

完全な開発に入る。成熟する

🇰🇷Korean

성숙

완전한 개발이 이루어지고 있습니다. 성숙해지고 있다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự trưởng thành

tiến tới phát triển toàn diện; trở nên trưởng thành

🇹🇭Thai

การเจริญเติบโต

พัฒนาเต็มที่ เป็นผู้ใหญ่

🇮🇩Indonesian

pematangan

mencapai perkembangan penuh; menjadi dewasa

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkahinog

pagdating sa ganap na pag-unlad; nagiging mature

🇲🇾Malay

kematangan

datang ke pembangunan penuh; menjadi matang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إنضاج

الوصول إلى التطور الكامل؛ تصبح ناضجة

🇮🇷Persian

بلوغ

رسیدن به توسعه کامل؛ بالغ شدن

🇹🇷Turkish

olgunlaşma

tam gelişmeye ulaşmak; olgunlaşmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַבשָׁלָה

מגיעים להתפתחות מלאה; להיות בוגר

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