quickening
English Thesaurus
1. the act of accelerating; increasing the speed (noun.act)
2. the process of showing signs of life (noun.process)
3. the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | degree, level, point, stage, |
| definition | : | a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process (noun.state) |
| part meronym | : | gestation, maternity, pregnancy, |
| definition | : | the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus (noun.state) |
4. the act of accelerating; increasing the speed (noun.act)
| antonym | : | deceleration, |
| definition | : | the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed (noun.act) |
5. the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus (noun.state)
| derivation | : | quicken, |
| definition | : | show signs of life (verb.body) |
6. the act of accelerating; increasing the speed (noun.act)
| antonym | : | deceleration, |
| definition | : | the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed (noun.act) |
7. the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus (noun.state)
| derivation | : | quicken, |
| definition | : | show signs of life (verb.body) |
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