Sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, to develop the life within, by any process
The incubation of an immunoassay is the time during which the ligand binding occurs
A hypothetical stage in the creative process which involves temporarily setting the problem aside and diverting attention elsewhere (Solso)
a period of rest, following a period of intensive effort in problem solving, during which the problem solver puts aside the problem for a while
The process during which the heat required for the development of the embryo is applied to an egg after it has been laid
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
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
The time between exposure to an infectious organism and the appearance of clinical systems of disease
(pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear
A temporary period of habitation in a temple in anticipation of divine revelation or in petition for a particular request
{i} act or process of incubating; hatching; growing, development; incubation period, time between the contraction of an infection and the appearance of symptoms