quickening

Noun
  1. The process of showing signs of life (synset 113565986)
    "the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain"
    is a type of: biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
  2. The stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus (synset 114071616)
    is a type of: degree, level, point, stage - a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
    is a part of: gestation, maternity, pregnancy - the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
  3. The act of accelerating;
    Increasing the speed (synset 100331283)
    is a type of: hurrying, speed, speeding - changing location rapidly
    same as: acceleration, speedup

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