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incubation

noun
🔊/ˌɪŋkjuˈbeɪʃn/
🔊/ˌɪŋkjuˈbeɪʃn/
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  1. [uncountable] the hatching of eggs孵（卵）；孵化
    • artificial incubation (= using artificial warmth)人工孵化。
  2. [countable]
    (also incubation period)
    (medical医学 or biology生物) the time between somebody catching a disease and the appearance of the first symptoms（传染病的）潜伏期
    • The incubation period of the virus is 24 to 48 hours.病毒的潜伏期为24至48小时。
    Topics Illnessc2
  3. [uncountable] (biology生物) the development and growth of bacteria, etc.（细菌等的）繁殖Topics Biologyc2
    4. Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin incubatio(n-) ‘brooding’, from the verb incubare, from in- ‘upon’ + cubare ‘to lie’.