ALL meanings of maturation
mat·u·ra·tion
M m - noun maturation biology: development 1
- noun maturation fruit: ripening 1
- noun maturation wine, etc.: ageing process 1
- noun maturation the act or process of maturating. 1
- noun maturation The action or process of maturing. 1
- uncountable noun maturation The maturation of something such as wine or cheese is the process of its being left for a time to become mature. 0
- uncountable noun maturation The maturation of a young person's body is the process of it becoming like an adult's. 0
- noun maturation the process of maturing or ripening 0
- noun maturation the development of ova and spermatozoa from precursor cells in the ovary and testis, involving meiosis 0
- noun maturation the formation or discharge of pus; suppuration 0
- noun maturation the act or process of maturing, esp. of becoming full-grown or fully developed 0
- noun maturation the final stages in the development of gametes in which, through meiosis, the normal number of chromosomes is reduced by half 0