incubation vs attention

attention vs incubation

incubation and attention both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
incubation	Yes	No	No	No
attention	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, attention is a hypernym of incubation; that is, attention is a word with a broader meaning than incubation:

incubation: maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development
attention: the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

Other hypernyms of incubation include aid, care, tending.

incubation (noun)	attention (noun)
maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development	the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body	a courteous act indicating affection
(pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear	a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review
	the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
	the faculty or power of mental concentration
	a general interest that leads people to want to know more

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