conception
[ kuh n-sep-shuh n ]
/ kənˈsɛp ʃən /
noun
Origin of conception
OTHER WORDS FROM conception
con·cep·tion·al, adjective con·cep·tive, adjective post·con·cep·tion, adjective re·con·cep·tion, nounWords nearby conception
Example sentences from the Web for conception
British Dictionary definitions for conception
conception
/ (kənˈsɛpʃən) /
noun
something conceived; notion, idea, design, or plan
the description under which someone considers something
her conception of freedom is wrong
the fertilization of an ovum by a sperm in the Fallopian tube followed by implantation in the womb
origin or beginning
from its conception the plan was a failure
the act or power of forming notions; invention
Derived forms of conception
conceptional or conceptive, adjectiveWord Origin for conception
C13: from Latin
conceptiō, from
concipere to
conceive
Medical definitions for conception
conception
[ kən-sĕp′shən ]
n.
The act of forming a general idea or notion.
The formation of a viable zygote by the union of a spermatozoon and an ovum; fertilization.
concept
Scientific definitions for conception
conception
[ kən-sĕp′shən ]
The formation of a zygote resulting from the union of a sperm and egg cell; fertilization.
Cultural definitions for conception
conception
Fertilization; the union of the sperm and ovum to form a zygote. (See reproductive systems.)