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incubation vs tending

tending vs incubation

incubation and tending both are nouns.

incubation is not an adjective while tending is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
incubation Yes No No No
tending Yes Yes No No
As nouns, tending is a hypernym of incubation; that is, tending is a word with a broader meaning than incubation:
  • incubation: maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development
  • tending: the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
Other hypernyms of incubation include aid, attention, care.
incubation (noun) tending (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
(pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear
incubation (adjective) tending (adjective)
(usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
Difference between incubation and tending

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