(architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome | the conception and development of an idea or plan |
any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial | the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus |
a word or expression used for some particular thing | the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans) |
one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition | |
(usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement | |
a limited period of time | |
the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent | |