Definitions for pubescence
pu·bes·cence

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. puberty, pubescencenoun

   the time of life when sex glands become functional

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pubescencenoun

   The state of being in or reaching puberty.

2. pubescencenoun

   A covering of fine, soft hairs.

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

1. Pubescencenoun

   The state of arriving at puberty.

   Etymology: from pubesco, Lat.

   Solon divided it into ten septenaries; in the first is dedentition or falling of teeth, in the second pubescence. Brown.

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1. pubescence

   Puberty is the process of physical changes through which a child's body matures into an adult body capable of sexual reproduction. It is initiated by hormonal signals from the brain to the gonads: the ovaries in a girl, the testes in a boy. In response to the signals, the gonads produce hormones that stimulate libido and the growth, function, and transformation of the brain, bones, muscle, blood, skin, hair, breasts, and sex organs. Physical growth—height and weight—accelerates in the first half of puberty and is completed when an adult body has been developed. Before puberty, the external sex organs, known as primary sexual characteristics, are sex characteristics that distinguish boys and girls. Puberty leads to sexual dimorphism through the development of the secondary sex characteristics, which further distinguish the sexes. On average, girls begin puberty at ages 10–11 and complete puberty at ages 15–17; boys generally begin puberty at ages 11–12 and complete puberty at ages 16–17. The major landmark of puberty for females is menarche, the onset of menstruation, which occurs on average between ages 12 and 13. For males, first ejaculation, spermarche, occurs on average at age 13. In the 21st century, the average age at which children, especially girls, reach specific markers of puberty is lower compared to the 19th century, when it was 15 for girls and 17 for boys (with age at first periods for girls and voices break for boys being used as examples). This can be due to any number of factors, including improved nutrition resulting in rapid body growth, increased weight and fat deposition, or exposure to endocrine disruptors such as xenoestrogens, which can at times be due to food consumption or other environmental factors. However, more modern archeological research suggests that the rate of puberty as it occurs now is the intended way. Growth spurts began at around 10–12, but markers of later stages of puberty such as menarche had delays that correlated with severe environmental conditions such as poverty, poor nutrition, air and pollution. Puberty that starts earlier than usual is known as precocious puberty, and puberty which starts later than usual is known as delayed puberty.

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1. pubescence

   Pubescence refers to the period during which adolescents reach sexual maturity and become capable of reproduction. It is characterized by the growth of secondary sexual characteristics, such as body hair and change in voice in males, and the development of breasts and the start of menstruation in females. In a different context, pubescence in botany refers to the condition of being covered with short downy hairs or fuzz, particularly in plants.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pubescencenoun

   the quality or state of being pubescent, or of having arrived at puberty

2. Pubescencenoun

   a covering of soft short hairs, or down, as one some plants and insects; also, the state of being so covered

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. pubescence.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pubescence in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pubescence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pubescence
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pubescence
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=pubescence
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pubescence
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pubescence