Definitions for gestation
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 3 votes

1. gestation, gestation periodnoun

   the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)

2. pregnancy, gestation, maternitynoun

   the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus

3. gestationnoun

   the conception and development of an idea or plan

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gestationnoun

   The period of time during which an infant animal or human physically develops inside the mother's body until it is born.

2. gestationnoun

   The process of development of a plan or idea.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gestationnoun

   The act of bearing the young in the womb.

   Etymology: gestatio, Latin.

   Aristotle affirmeth the birth of the infant, or time of its gestation, extendeth sometimes unto the eleventh month; but Hippocrates avers that it exceedeth not the tenth. Brown.

   Why in viviparous animals, in the time of gestation, should the nourishment be carried to the embryo in the womb, which at other times goeth not that way? John Ray, on the Creation.

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1. gestation

   Gestation is the period of time during which an offspring grows and develops inside its mother's body, starting from conception until birth. This term is commonly used in the context of mammals, but can also apply to other organisms that give birth to live young. The length of gestation varies among species.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Gestationnoun

   the act of wearing (clothes or ornaments)

2. Gestationnoun

   the act of carrying young in the womb from conception to delivery; pregnancy

3. Gestationnoun

   exercise in which one is borne or carried, as on horseback, or in a carriage, without the exertion of his own powers; passive exercise

4. Etymology: [L. gestatio a bearing, carrying, fr. gestare to bear, carry, intens. fr. gerere, gestum, to bear: cf. F. gestation. See Gest deed, Jest.]

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1. Gestation

   Gestation is the carrying of an embryo or fetus inside female viviparous animals, including mammals, as well as some non-mammalian species. Mammals during pregnancy can have one or more gestations at the same time. The time interval of a gestation is called the gestation period. In human obstetrics, gestational age refers to the embryonic or fetal age plus two weeks. This is approximately the duration since the woman's last menstrual period began.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gestation

   jes-tā′shun, n. the act of carrying the young in the womb, pregnancy.—adjs. Ges′tant, laden; Ges′tatory, pertaining to gestation. [Fr.,—L. gestation-em—gestāre, -ātum, to carry—gerĕre, to bear.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gestation in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gestation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of gestation in a Sentence

1. Paul Shapiro:

   This bill applied only to gestation crates, meaning there are no piglets to be kept separate from their mothers, since they're all in utero.

2. Naganand Doraswamy:

   The gestation period is long by the time you see returns.

3. Florin Ternal Hilbay:

   There's no timeline for this game, it might have an extended period of gestation, i would assume our diplomats have read the decision and understand the complexities and consequences of enforcing the decision.

4. Jenny Higgins:

   Someone might look into alternatives such as herbs, spend time trying to gather information, procure that substance, take the herb, take it again, take it again, and by then, they are later in gestation and maybe even less likely to be able to access effective methods, there's a real-time constraint here.

5. Samantha Harris:

   Following the scans at KIMS Hospital, the remains were in fact revealed to be the mummy of a baby, initial reviews identified the baby to be a miscarried c.20-week gestation foetus which, if found to be the case, will be one of the youngest human mummies recorded anywhere in the world.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=gestation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gestation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=gestation
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gestation
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=gestation
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=gestation