gestation
(noun) the conception and development of an idea or plan
pregnancy, gestation, maternity
(noun) the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
gestation, gestation period
(noun) the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gestation (countable and uncountable, plural gestations)
The period of time during which an infant animal or human physically develops inside the mother's body until it is born.
The process of development of a plan or idea.
• pregnancy
Source: Wiktionary
Ges*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. gestatio a bearing, carrying, fr. gestare to bear, carry, intens. fr. gerere, gestum, to bear: cf. F. gestation. See Gest deed, Jest.]
1. The act of wearing (clothes or ornaments). [Obs.]
2. The act of carrying young in the womb from conception to delivery; pregnancy.
3. Exercise in which one is borne or carried, as on horseback, or in a carriage, without the exertion of his own powers; passive exercise. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 March 2025
(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
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