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1. (n.) conception
the act of conceiving or the state of being conceived.
2. conception
fertilization; the formation of a zygote from the union of sperm and egg.
3. conception
a product of fertilization, as an embryo.
4. conception
a notion; idea; concept.
5. conception
something that is conceived:
That theory is the conception of a genius.
6. conception
origination; beginning.
7. conception
a design; plan.
8. conception
the act or power of forming notions, ideas, or concepts.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME < L conceptiō <concep-,
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| Definition of 'CONCEPTION' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) concept, conception, construct
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
2. (noun) conception
the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon
3. (noun) creation, conception
the event that occurred at the beginning of something
"from its creation the plan was doomed to failure"
4. (noun) invention, innovation, excogitation, conception, design
the creation of something in the mind
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| Definition of 'CONCEPTION' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) CONCEPTION
the act of conceiving in the womb; the initiation of an embryonic animal life
2. (noun) CONCEPTION
the state of being conceived; beginning
3. (noun) CONCEPTION
the power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception
4. (noun) CONCEPTION
the formation in the mind of an image, idea, or notion, apprehension
5. (noun) CONCEPTION
the image, idea, or notion of any action or thing which is formed in the mind; a concept; a notion; a universal; the product of a rational belief or judgment. See Concept
6. (noun) CONCEPTION
idea; purpose; design
7. (noun) CONCEPTION
conceit; affected sentiment or thought
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Sense: the act of conceiving.
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Afrikaans: begryp, voorstel |
Arabic: حَمْل |
Bulgarian: схващане |
Brazilian: concepção |
Czech: pojetí; početí |
German: die Empfängnis |
Danish: undfangelse |
Greek: σύλληψη |
Spanish: concepción |
Estonian: käsitus |
Farsi: لقاح |
Finnish: ajatus |
French: conception |
Hebrew: הֲגִייָת רַעַיוֹן |
Hindi: धारणा |
Croatian: začeće |
Hungarian: fogamzás |
Indonesian: konsepsi |
Icelandic: tilurð; upphugsun, hugmyn |
Italian: concezione; concepimento |
Japanese: 着想 |
Korean: 착상 |
Lithuanian: suvokimas |
Latvian: aptveršana |
Malay: mengkonsepsikan |
Dutch: conceptie |
Norwegian: unnfangelse |
Polish: poczęcie |
Persian: لقاح |
Pashto: بلاربوالى، احساسونه: پيل، |
Portuguese: concepção |
Romanian: concepere |
Russian: замысел |
Slovak: poňatie |
Slovenian: spočetje |
Serbian: pojam |
Swedish: uppfattning[sförmåga] |
Thai: การเข้าใจ |
Turkish: fikir oluşturma |
Taiwanese: 構思 |
Ukrainian: розуміння |
Urdu: حمل ٹھہرنا |
Vietnamese: quan niệm |
Chinese: 构想 |
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