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# gestation

noun (gestation) — (science)

«gestation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (science) The time a baby animal grows inside its mother before it is born. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gestation/#m1)
2. The time an idea or plan takes to develop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gestation/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on life cycles: human gestation is about nine months; an elephant's is nearly two years; a mouse's about three weeks. In maths, gestation periods are compared in tables.

### Examples

- The gestation period of an elephant is about 22 months. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gestation/#x1)
- Human gestation lasts about nine months. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gestation/#x2)
- Mice have a short gestation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gestation/#x3)
- Compare the gestation periods in the table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gestation/#x4)
- Kangaroos have a very short gestation, then the baby grows in the pouch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gestation/#x5)
- The idea had a long gestation before it became a book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gestation/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Formal and scientific. In maths: convert gestation periods — e.g. 9 months ≈ 40 weeks; compare by finding the difference.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gestation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gestation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gestation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gestation.html) on Mova free.