Incubation vs Hatchery - What's the difference?
incubation | hatchery |
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:
A facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions, especially those of fish or poultry.
As nouns the difference between incubation and hatchery
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 hatchery is a facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions, especially those of fish or poultry.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.