Definition of incubation

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Definition of incubation

  • sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. brooding
  • maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development (noun)
  • (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear (noun)

See definition of incubation in Merriam Webster