incubation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development
noun (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear
noun sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body

From Latin incubātiō, from incubō (“to lie on”).

THE LONGEST VIRUS INCUBATION PERIOD EVER! — Terminal Compromise, Winn Schwartau
The incubation of insurrections gives the retort to the premeditation of coups d’état. — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo
When I was troubled a little last year in the bladder, they performed an incubation for me. — Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero, Henryk Sienkiewicz

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