1. the process of keeping eggs warm so that they develop and hatch
2. the development of bacteria or disease in the body before symptoms appear
Usage: medical
3. the process of developing ideas or plans over time
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The incubations of the chicken eggs took exactly 21 days.
• Bird incubations require constant temperature and humidity control.
• The disease has different incubation periods depending on the strain.
• Flu incubations typically last one to four days.
• The startup’s success came after months of careful incubations of their business plan.
• Creative incubations often happen during quiet moments of reflection.