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incubation 音标拼音: [ ,ɪŋkjub'eʃən] n. 抱蛋,孵化,熟虑 抱蛋,孵化,熟虑 incubation n 1: maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development 2: ( pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear 3: sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body [ synonym: { brooding}, { incubation}] Incubation \ In` cu* ba" tion\, n. [ L. incubatio: cf. F. incubation.] [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Med.) The development of a disease from its causes, or its period of incubation. ( See below.) [ 1913 Webster] 3. A sleeping in a consecrated place for the purpose of dreaming oracular dreams. -- Tylor. [ 1913 Webster] 4. The maintenance ( of a living organism, such as microorganisms or a premature baby) in appropriate conditions, such as of temperature, humidity, or atmospheric composition, for growth. [ PJC] 5. The gradual development in some interior environment, until fully formed; as, the incubation time for developing a new drug may be longer than ten years from its first discovery. [ PJC] { Period of incubation}, or { Stage of incubation} ( Med.), the period which elapses between exposure to the causes of an infectious disease and the attack resulting from it; the time during which an infective agent must grow in the body before producing overt symptoms of disease. [ 1913 Webster PJC]
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