GESTATION Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word gestation. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for GESTATION
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| pregnancy | noun n | |||||
noun • the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus | ||||||
| advancement | noun n | |||||
noun • encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something • the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) • gradual improvement or growth or development | ||||||
| development | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining • a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) • (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level • a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation • the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful • a district that has been developed to serve some purpose • a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess) • processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible • (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated | ||||||
| evolution | noun n | |||||
noun • a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) • (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms | ||||||
| extension | noun n | |||||
noun • a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt • act of expanding in scope; making more widely available • the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions • an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students • act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb • a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename • the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to • the ability to raise the working leg high in the air • amount or degree or range to which something extends • an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line • an addition to the length of something • an addition that extends a main building | ||||||
| formation | noun n | |||||
noun • an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit • the act of fabricating something in a particular shape • the act of forming or establishing something • (geology) the geological features of the earth • a particular spatial arrangement • natural process that causes something to form • creation by mental activity | ||||||
| growth | noun n | |||||
noun • (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level • a progression from simpler to more complex forms • a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important • vegetation that has grown • the gradual beginning or coming forth • (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor) • something grown or growing | ||||||
| hatching | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the production of young from an egg • shading consisting of multiple crossing lines | ||||||
| incubation | noun n | |||||
noun • 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 • sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body | ||||||
| maturation | noun n | |||||
noun • coming to full development; becoming mature • (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level • (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus | ||||||
| progression | noun n | |||||
noun • a series with a definite pattern of advance • a movement forward • the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) | ||||||
| maternity | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus • the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother • the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother | ||||||
| gestation period | noun n | |||||
noun • the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans) | ||||||