Incubation vs Hatchability - What's the difference?
incubation | hatchability |
Sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, to develop the life within, by any process.
(pathology) The development of a disease from its causes, or its period of incubation. (See below.)
(chemistry) A period of little reaction which is followed by more rapid reaction.
Sleeping in a temple or other holy place in order to have oracular dreams.
* 1978 , Benjamin Walker, Encyclopedia of Metaphysical Medicine , Routledge 1978, p. 144:
(of an egg) The state of being likely to hatch; a measure of that ability
(of a bird etc) The state of being able to produce hatchable eggs; a measure of that ability
As nouns the difference between incubation and hatchability
is that incubation is sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, to develop the life within, by any process while hatchability is (of an egg) the state of being likely to hatch; a measure of that ability.incubation
English
Noun
(en noun)- Incubation in the vicinity of burial places, cremation grounds, holy wells and sacred streams was common. The ancient Hebrews visited vaults or slept among tombs to get meaningful dreams.