- A sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a
brooding on, or keeping warm, (eggs) to develop the life within, by any
process. - The development of a disease from its causes, or its
period of incubation. (See below.) - A sleeping in a consecrated place for the purpose of
dreaming oracular dreams.
Incubation period Incubation period is the elapsed time between the exposure to an infection and the appearance of disease symptoms, or the time period
Incubation Incubation is the stage during which a person considers an idea or thinks about a problem,; it is the “mulling things over” phase.