English Dictionary

gestation

IPA（発音記号）

/d͡ʒesˈteɪʃən/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

The period of time during which an animal or human offspring physically develops inside the mother's body until it is born. / The process of development of a plan or idea.

日本語の意味

妊娠期間、すなわち母体内で胎児が発育する期間 / （計画やアイデアなどの）発展、熟成の過程

The elephant's gestation lasts about 22 months, making it one of the longest in the animal kingdom.

ゾウの妊娠期間は約22か月で、動物界でも最も長い部類に入ります。

意味（1）

The period of time during which an animal or human offspring physically develops inside the mother's body until it is born.

意味（2）

The process of development of a plan or idea.

It was to a conversation with another friend who had for many years been familiar with all my writings during the period of their gestation, just as I had been with his.

gestations （ plural ）