(n) egg spoiled while being incubated, See Also: egg containing undeveloped embryo, Example:ใครเอาไข่ข้าวมาใส่ไว้ในตู้กับข้าว ส่งกลิ่นเหม็นมาก, Unit:ลูก, ใบ, ฟอง, Thai Definition:ไข่ที่ฟักยังไม่ทันเป็นตัว

ฟักตัว

(v) incubate, See Also: brew, ferment, Syn. ก่อตัว, Example:แมลงครั่งจะฟักตัวภายใน 20 นาทีหลังจากการวางไข่, Thai Definition:ก่อให้เกิดให้เป็นขึ้นอย่างแพร่หลาย

กก

(v) brood, See Also: hatch, incubate, Example:นกแทบทุกชนิดมักจะช่วยกันกกไข่ทั้งตัวผู้และตัวเมีย

การฟัก

(n) hatching, See Also: incubation, brooding, Syn. การฟักไข่, Thai Definition:กกไข่ให้เป็นตัว, ทำให้ไข่อบอุ่นเพื่อให้เป็นตัว

การฟักไข่

(n) hatching out, See Also: incubation, brooding, Example:อุณหภูมิในการฟักไข่ต้องสม่ำเสมอ

Thai-English-French: Volubilis Dictionary 1.0 Volubilis Dictionary (TH-EN-FR)

ฟัก

[fak] (v) EN: incubate FR: couver ; incuber

ฟักไข่

[fak khai] (v, exp) EN: hatch eggs ; brood eggs ; incubate eggs ; hatch ; brood FR: couver des oeufs

กก

[kok] (v) EN: brood ; hatch ; incubate FR: couver ; faire éclore ; incuber

กกไข่

[kok khai] (v) EN: brood eggs ; sit on eggs ; incubate eggs FR: couver (des oeufs)

ระยะฟักตัว

[raya fak tūa] (n, exp) EN: incubation period FR: période d'incubation [ f ]

WordNet (3.0) WordNet (3.0)

incubate

(v) grow under conditions that promote development

incubation

(n) maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development

incubation

(n) (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear

incubation period

(n) the period between infection and the appearance of symptoms of the disease

incubator

(n) apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants, Syn. brooder

brood

(v) sit on (eggs), Syn. hatch, cover, incubate, Example:Birds brood; The female covers the eggs

brooding

(n) sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body, Syn. incubation

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Incubate

v. i. & t. [ imp. & p. p. Incubated p. pr. & vb. n. Incubating ] [ L. incubatus, p. p. incubare to lie on; pref. in- in, on + cubare to lie down. Cf. Cubit, Incumbent. ] 1. To sit, as on eggs for hatching; to brood; to brood upon, or keep warm, as eggs, for the purpose of hatching. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To maintain (a living organism, such as microorganisms or a premature baby) under appropriate conditions, such as of temperature, humidity, or atmospheric composition, for growth; as, coliform bacteria grow best when incubated at 37° C.. [ PJC ]

3. To develop gradually in some interior environment, until fully formed; as, the ideas for his book were incubating for two years before he began to write. [ PJC ]

Incubation

n. [ L. incubatio: cf. F. incubation. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. 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. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) The development of a disease from its causes, or its period of incubation. (See below.) [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A sleeping in a consecrated place for the purpose of dreaming oracular dreams. Tylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The maintenance (of a living organism, such as microorganisms or a premature baby) in appropriate conditions, such as of temperature, humidity, or atmospheric composition, for growth. [ PJC ]

5. The gradual development in some interior environment, until fully formed; as, the incubation time for developing a new drug may be longer than ten years from its first discovery. [ PJC ]

Period of incubation, or
Stage of incubation (Med.), the period which elapses between exposure to the causes of an infectious disease and the attack resulting from it; the time during which an infective agent must grow in the body before producing overt symptoms of disease. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

Incubative

a. Of or pertaining to incubation, or to the period of incubation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Incubator

n. 1. That which incubates, especially, an apparatus by means of which eggs are hatched by artificial heat. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An apparatus containing an enclosed chamber, used for the cultivation of microörganisms or tissue cultures by maintaining a suitable temperature and atmospheric composition. Some incubators have no provision for maintaining a special atmosphere, while in others, especially for anaerobic organisms and tissue culture, the moisture level and composition of the gases are also controlled. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

3. (Med.) An apparatus consisting of enclosed chamber, for maintaining prematurely born babies in a favorable environment until able to thrive under normal conditions. The temperature and level of oxygen in the atmosphere may be controlled. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

Incubatory

a. Serving for incubation. [ 1913 Webster ]

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