English-French translations for incubation

• incubation
  Nous n'avons aucune idée de la durée d'incubation. We have no idea how long the incubation period is.
  Selon les spécialistes, les périodes d'incubation varient entre 20 et 50 ans. Periods of incubation vary, according to the academics, from 20 to 50 years.
  Au vu de la période d'incubation de cette maladie, l'impact de cette mesure n'est pas encore tout à fait évident. Given the incubation period of this disease the impact of this measure is not yet fully apparent.

Definition of incubation

• Sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, to develop the life within, by any process
• A period of little reaction which is followed by more rapid reaction
• Sleeping in a temple or other holy place in order to have oracular dreams or to receive healing

Related words

• incubator
• incubate
• incubatory
• incubation period
• incubator oil
• business incubator
• bio incubator