incubation

noun

in·​cu·​ba·​tion ˌiŋ-kyə-ˈbā-shən How to pronounce incubation (audio)
ˌin-
1
: the act or process of incubating
2

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To evaluate Creative Gate’s appeal to other partners, including potential co-financiers, a team from the Festival has attended a startup incubation program at the Baltics’ largest science park, Tehnopol, in eastern Estonia. Annika Pham, Variety, 15 May 2025 The Missouri Innovation Center: Fostering High-Growth Startup Success The Missouri Innovation Center is a state-of-the-art business incubation provider located in Columbia, Missouri. Jon Stojan, USA Today, 1 May 2025 Because measles has a long incubation time, unvaccinated people can reduce their risk of measles by getting a vaccine within 72 hours of exposure, Offit said. Liz Szabo, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2025 Many other projects were slated for incubation by government funds and price guarantees, and if Carter’s policies had remained in place, perhaps a dozen white-elephant synfuel projects would have been funded. Michael Lynch, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for incubation

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of incubation was in 1646

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“Incubation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incubation. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

incubation

noun
in·​cu·​ba·​tion ˌiŋ-kyə-ˈbā-shən How to pronounce incubation (audio)
ˌin-
1
: the act or process of incubating
2

Medical Definition

incubation

noun
in·​cu·​ba·​tion ˌiŋ-kyə-ˈbā-shən, ˌin- How to pronounce incubation (audio)
1
: the act or process of incubating
2
incubational adjective
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