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stage vs incubation

incubation vs stage

stage and incubation both are nouns.

stage is a verb but incubation is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stage Yes No Yes No
incubation Yes No No No
As nouns, incubation is a hyponym of stage; that is, incubation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stage:
  • stage: any distinct time period in a sequence of events
  • incubation: (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear
stage (noun) incubation (noun)
a section or portion of a journey or course maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development
a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns (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 small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
the theater as a profession (usually `the stage')
any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
stage (verb) incubation (verb)
perform (a play), especially on a stage
plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
Difference between stage and incubation

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