ALL meanings of conception
con·cep·tion
C c - variable noun conception A conception of something is an idea that you have of it in your mind. 3
- uncountable noun conception Conception is the forming of an idea for something in your mind. 3
- variable noun conception Conception is the process in which the egg in a woman is fertilized and she becomes pregnant. 3
- noun conception something conceived; notion, idea, design, or plan 3
- noun conception the description under which someone considers something 3
- noun conception the fertilization of an ovum by a sperm in the Fallopian tube followed by implantation in the womb 3
- noun conception origin or beginning 3
- noun conception the act or power of forming notions; invention 3
- noun conception a conceiving or being conceived 3
- noun conception that which is conceived; specif., an embryo or fetus 3
- noun conception the beginning of some process, chain of events, etc. 3
- noun conception the act, process, or power of conceiving mentally; formulation of ideas, esp. of abstractions 3
- noun conception a mental impression; general notion; concept 3
- noun conception an original idea, design, plan, etc. 3
- noun conception pregnancy 1
- noun conception beginning of idea 1
- noun conception starting point, origin 1
- noun conception The action of conceiving a child or of a child being conceived. 1
- noun conception the act of conceiving; the state of being conceived. 1
- noun conception fertilization; inception of pregnancy. 1
- noun conception a notion; idea; concept: She has some odd conceptions about life. 1
- noun conception something that is conceived: That machine is the conception of a genius. 1
- noun conception origination; beginning: The organization has been beset by problems from its conception. 1
- noun conception a design; plan. 1
- noun conception a sketch of something not actually existing: an artist's conception of ancient Athens. 1
- noun conception the act or power of forming notions, ideas, or concepts. 1
- noun conception The act of conceiving. 0
- noun conception The state of being conceived; the beginning. 0
- noun conception The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote. 0
- noun conception The start of pregnancy. 0
- noun conception The formation of a conceptus or an implanted embryo. 0
- noun conception The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability to form mental abstractions. 0
- noun conception An image, idea, or notion formed in the mind; a concept, plan or design. 0