Definition of maturation in English:

maturation

noun matjʊˈreɪʃ(ə)nˌmætʃəˈreɪʃ(ə)n

mass noun

1The action or process of maturing.
sexual maturation
Example sentencesExamples
- The entire process of maturation, from birth to death, is a creative process of choices, each of which can radically change the outcome of a person's life.
- Within the logic of traditional elegy, this step is integral to the process of poetic maturation.
- Although werewolves don't make their first change until their late teens, it's only the end of the lengthy process of maturation.
- Such an experience, which seems very remote from our jet-age culture, carried with it connotations of personal development and maturation.
- Epigenesis, as this viewpoint came to be called, held that development was a time of differentiation and maturation in which the organism grew in complexity as well as size.
- By using personal coaches and mentors, they seek to accelerate the natural process of maturation.
- Eve is constantly referred to as innocent and childlike in the first half of the film and her transformation involves a process of maturation, of becoming a more confident adult.
- Some of this growth occurs as part of the natural maturation process during adolescence.
- If physical development is governed by experience as well as by the process of physical maturation, is this also true for other aspects of development such as personality and social development?
- Today, marriage is viewed as the natural outcome of emotional and sexual maturation, and a prolonged single status is stigmatizing for women.
- Normally, the cells in a tissue have a balanced cycle of cell division, cell maturation, and cell death.
- Student involvement in collegiate organizations provides numerous opportunities for growth, development and maturation.
- In particular, it's about the children we meet and the process of maturation they undergo.
- My own growth and maturation paralleled major developments in our nation's reach for space.
- These observations suggest that there may be links between sexual maturation and the emergence of preferences for specific body shapes.
- Sinking roots is not an automatic childhood event, but is a result, at least in part, of the process of maturation.
- For many, this was the seminal event of their political maturation - a second baptism of freedom.
- For example, developmental changes in lung maturation and growth might not be linearly related to body size even if airway function is.
- It is about understanding the beauty of discovery that can lead to emotional growth and maturation.
- Further analyses identify the relative success of Scottish immigrants in the American profession and their leadership in its early development and maturation.
1. 1.1 The process by which wine or other fermented drinks become ready for drinking.
  white wines generally need less maturation than reds
  Example sentencesExamples
  And the large proportion of Grenache and Zinfandel grapes need slower maturation, thus reaching higher sugar levels that turn on fermentation into alcohol.
  It uses local Hallertauer and Saaz hop and has at least six weeks of cold maturation which results in an extremely drinkable lager.
  While available in magnums, this is not a wine requiring the slow maturation that a larger bottle brings.
  Then they gave the wine an extended maturation in oak barrels.
  Throughout the years of maturation, the whisky, which coming out of the still is a colorless spirit, gradually becomes more complex.
  Fermentation and maturation in oak is another important aspect.
  They have experimented with all the techniques of modern winemaking in terms of time of grape picking, fermentation times and temperatures, and maturation.
  As with wine, whisky's production and maturation process - especially if peat is used - have a big impact on the final flavour.
  Yet more techniques for adding to or altering the flavour of Chardonnay are oak-barrel fermentation and maturation.
  As well as the raw materials used, often from local sources, the maturation of a whisky in cask is extremely important when forging its character.
  To these traditional ingredients they add inert temperature-controlled fermentation and maturation in new oak, mainly French.
  Over the past ten years, better vineyard practices and a greater understanding of wine-making and maturation have dramatically improved the quality of these wines.
  If our understanding of red wine maturation is incomplete, even less is known about the ageing process in white wines.
  Fierce competition often provokes a rush to judgement, a sense of perpetual crisis and a frantic chase for stories, sacrificing the process of reflective maturation.
  They've done such a good job of excluding air from their winemaking process that they now have to make sure that a certain amount of oxygen gets into the wines in order to get good maturation.
  The process is essentially the same as the white wine process: gathering the grapes, fermentation, maturation and bottling.
2. 1.2 The ripening of fruit.
  pod maturation
  Example sentencesExamples
  Fruit maturation is slow and occurs during the rainy season (July - October).
  New inflorescences were marked and developing fruits were examined every 2 weeks, until fruit maturation.
  After fruit maturation, all fruits were collected before dehiscence.
  The relatively large divergence between these results could, on the one hand, be due to differences either in the growth conditions or in the fruit maturation state.
  Owing to fruit maturation, the number of inflorescences supported by females was higher than that supported by males later in the reproductive season.
  Upon maturation, fruit was individually harvested from all plants over a 2-week period.
  Hormones have been implicated in the maturation of fleshy fruits, and ethylene and auxin appear to be of particular importance depending on the type of fruits.
  Curious about the stage of fruit maturation preferred by other wild primates, I sent out a brief survey.
  Fruit defenses weaken after maturation, facilitating invasions by yeasts and fungi.
  At fruit maturation, all flowering shoots on the marked plants were collected and brought to the laboratory.
  These include the type of starch and fibre, particle size, fat, maturation of the fruit or vegetable (sugar type) and cooking method/time.
  The role of ethylene in fruit development and maturation has been intensively studied.
  At the time of fruit maturation, the numbers of intact and damaged seeds were counted.
  Subsequent events, such as fruit maturation and fruit dispersal, were noted and recorded once a week.
  Synonyms
  fulfilment, realization, actualization, materialization
3. 1.3Medicine The development of functional ova or sperm cells.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Selenium has also been shown to be important for sperm development and maturation.
  Abnormal sperm morphology - an indicator of deranged sperm production or maturation - is also associated with reduced fertilising capacity.
  The enzyme is regulated by bicarbonate and involved in sperm maturation.
  They have been shown to influence crustacean larval development, egg maturation and reproductive timing and capacity.
  This suggests that the rate of sperm production or sperm maturation may be limited in some species.
  Synonyms
  development, growing, germination, shooting up, springing up, sprouting
2The formation of pus in a boil, abscess, etc.

Derivatives

maturational

adjective

Having exhausted all the ‘folk’ possibilities, parents might become concerned that learning difficulties such as dyslexia or early maturational delay might be the cause of the their boy's reluctance to read.
Example sentencesExamples
- In addition, a common feature of the traditional view in professional education is that students develop according to a maturational unfolding of their abilities.
- This protective effect is believed to be exerted during a critical period early in life, when the development of the immune system requires environmental signals that trigger precoded maturational mechanisms.
- ‘The situation of the growing brain might deserve special concern, since biological and maturational processes are particularly vulnerable,’ he said.
- In accordance with their criteria, we were unable to detect a maturational pattern in our cases.

maturative

adjective məˈtʃʊərətɪvˈmætʃəˌrədɪv

They are not to be judged as true or false but as effective or ineffective, maturative or pathogenic.

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting the formation of pus): from medieval Latin maturatio(n-), from Latin maturare (see mature).

Definition of maturation in US English:

maturation

nounˌmaCHəˈrāSH(ə)nˌmætʃəˈreɪʃ(ə)n

1The action or process of maturing.
sexual maturation
Example sentencesExamples
- By using personal coaches and mentors, they seek to accelerate the natural process of maturation.
- These observations suggest that there may be links between sexual maturation and the emergence of preferences for specific body shapes.
- My own growth and maturation paralleled major developments in our nation's reach for space.
- Eve is constantly referred to as innocent and childlike in the first half of the film and her transformation involves a process of maturation, of becoming a more confident adult.
- Although werewolves don't make their first change until their late teens, it's only the end of the lengthy process of maturation.
- Such an experience, which seems very remote from our jet-age culture, carried with it connotations of personal development and maturation.
- Normally, the cells in a tissue have a balanced cycle of cell division, cell maturation, and cell death.
- Within the logic of traditional elegy, this step is integral to the process of poetic maturation.
- Student involvement in collegiate organizations provides numerous opportunities for growth, development and maturation.
- It is about understanding the beauty of discovery that can lead to emotional growth and maturation.
- Today, marriage is viewed as the natural outcome of emotional and sexual maturation, and a prolonged single status is stigmatizing for women.
- For many, this was the seminal event of their political maturation - a second baptism of freedom.
- Some of this growth occurs as part of the natural maturation process during adolescence.
- Epigenesis, as this viewpoint came to be called, held that development was a time of differentiation and maturation in which the organism grew in complexity as well as size.
- In particular, it's about the children we meet and the process of maturation they undergo.
- The entire process of maturation, from birth to death, is a creative process of choices, each of which can radically change the outcome of a person's life.
- For example, developmental changes in lung maturation and growth might not be linearly related to body size even if airway function is.
- If physical development is governed by experience as well as by the process of physical maturation, is this also true for other aspects of development such as personality and social development?
- Sinking roots is not an automatic childhood event, but is a result, at least in part, of the process of maturation.
- Further analyses identify the relative success of Scottish immigrants in the American profession and their leadership in its early development and maturation.
1. 1.1 (of wine or other fermented drink) the process of becoming ready for drinking.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The process is essentially the same as the white wine process: gathering the grapes, fermentation, maturation and bottling.
  As well as the raw materials used, often from local sources, the maturation of a whisky in cask is extremely important when forging its character.
  They've done such a good job of excluding air from their winemaking process that they now have to make sure that a certain amount of oxygen gets into the wines in order to get good maturation.
  Throughout the years of maturation, the whisky, which coming out of the still is a colorless spirit, gradually becomes more complex.
  To these traditional ingredients they add inert temperature-controlled fermentation and maturation in new oak, mainly French.
  Fermentation and maturation in oak is another important aspect.
  And the large proportion of Grenache and Zinfandel grapes need slower maturation, thus reaching higher sugar levels that turn on fermentation into alcohol.
  It uses local Hallertauer and Saaz hop and has at least six weeks of cold maturation which results in an extremely drinkable lager.
  They have experimented with all the techniques of modern winemaking in terms of time of grape picking, fermentation times and temperatures, and maturation.
  Yet more techniques for adding to or altering the flavour of Chardonnay are oak-barrel fermentation and maturation.
  As with wine, whisky's production and maturation process - especially if peat is used - have a big impact on the final flavour.
  While available in magnums, this is not a wine requiring the slow maturation that a larger bottle brings.
  Fierce competition often provokes a rush to judgement, a sense of perpetual crisis and a frantic chase for stories, sacrificing the process of reflective maturation.
  If our understanding of red wine maturation is incomplete, even less is known about the ageing process in white wines.
  Over the past ten years, better vineyard practices and a greater understanding of wine-making and maturation have dramatically improved the quality of these wines.
  Then they gave the wine an extended maturation in oak barrels.
2. 1.2 The ripening of fruit.
  pod maturation
  Example sentencesExamples
  Curious about the stage of fruit maturation preferred by other wild primates, I sent out a brief survey.
  The relatively large divergence between these results could, on the one hand, be due to differences either in the growth conditions or in the fruit maturation state.
  The role of ethylene in fruit development and maturation has been intensively studied.
  Upon maturation, fruit was individually harvested from all plants over a 2-week period.
  Subsequent events, such as fruit maturation and fruit dispersal, were noted and recorded once a week.
  At the time of fruit maturation, the numbers of intact and damaged seeds were counted.
  After fruit maturation, all fruits were collected before dehiscence.
  Owing to fruit maturation, the number of inflorescences supported by females was higher than that supported by males later in the reproductive season.
  Fruit defenses weaken after maturation, facilitating invasions by yeasts and fungi.
  Hormones have been implicated in the maturation of fleshy fruits, and ethylene and auxin appear to be of particular importance depending on the type of fruits.
  New inflorescences were marked and developing fruits were examined every 2 weeks, until fruit maturation.
  These include the type of starch and fibre, particle size, fat, maturation of the fruit or vegetable (sugar type) and cooking method/time.
  At fruit maturation, all flowering shoots on the marked plants were collected and brought to the laboratory.
  Fruit maturation is slow and occurs during the rainy season (July - October).
  Synonyms
  fulfilment, realization, actualization, materialization
3. 1.3Medicine The development of functional ova or sperm cells.
  Example sentencesExamples
  They have been shown to influence crustacean larval development, egg maturation and reproductive timing and capacity.
  Abnormal sperm morphology - an indicator of deranged sperm production or maturation - is also associated with reduced fertilising capacity.
  The enzyme is regulated by bicarbonate and involved in sperm maturation.
  This suggests that the rate of sperm production or sperm maturation may be limited in some species.
  Selenium has also been shown to be important for sperm development and maturation.
  Synonyms
  development, growing, germination, shooting up, springing up, sprouting
4. 1.4 The formation of pus in a boil, abscess, etc.

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting the formation of pus): from medieval Latin maturatio(n-), from Latin maturare (see mature).

单词	maturation
释义	Definition of maturation in English: maturation noun matjʊˈreɪʃ(ə)nˌmætʃəˈreɪʃ(ə)n mass noun 1The action or process of maturing. sexual maturation Example sentencesExamples The entire process of maturation, from birth to death, is a creative process of choices, each of which can radically change the outcome of a person's life. Within the logic of traditional elegy, this step is integral to the process of poetic maturation. Although werewolves don't make their first change until their late teens, it's only the end of the lengthy process of maturation. Such an experience, which seems very remote from our jet-age culture, carried with it connotations of personal development and maturation. Epigenesis, as this viewpoint came to be called, held that development was a time of differentiation and maturation in which the organism grew in complexity as well as size. By using personal coaches and mentors, they seek to accelerate the natural process of maturation. Eve is constantly referred to as innocent and childlike in the first half of the film and her transformation involves a process of maturation, of becoming a more confident adult. Some of this growth occurs as part of the natural maturation process during adolescence. If physical development is governed by experience as well as by the process of physical maturation, is this also true for other aspects of development such as personality and social development? Today, marriage is viewed as the natural outcome of emotional and sexual maturation, and a prolonged single status is stigmatizing for women. Normally, the cells in a tissue have a balanced cycle of cell division, cell maturation, and cell death. Student involvement in collegiate organizations provides numerous opportunities for growth, development and maturation. In particular, it's about the children we meet and the process of maturation they undergo. My own growth and maturation paralleled major developments in our nation's reach for space. These observations suggest that there may be links between sexual maturation and the emergence of preferences for specific body shapes. Sinking roots is not an automatic childhood event, but is a result, at least in part, of the process of maturation. For many, this was the seminal event of their political maturation - a second baptism of freedom. For example, developmental changes in lung maturation and growth might not be linearly related to body size even if airway function is. It is about understanding the beauty of discovery that can lead to emotional growth and maturation. Further analyses identify the relative success of Scottish immigrants in the American profession and their leadership in its early development and maturation. 1.1 The process by which wine or other fermented drinks become ready for drinking. white wines generally need less maturation than reds Example sentencesExamples And the large proportion of Grenache and Zinfandel grapes need slower maturation, thus reaching higher sugar levels that turn on fermentation into alcohol. It uses local Hallertauer and Saaz hop and has at least six weeks of cold maturation which results in an extremely drinkable lager. While available in magnums, this is not a wine requiring the slow maturation that a larger bottle brings. Then they gave the wine an extended maturation in oak barrels. Throughout the years of maturation, the whisky, which coming out of the still is a colorless spirit, gradually becomes more complex. Fermentation and maturation in oak is another important aspect. They have experimented with all the techniques of modern winemaking in terms of time of grape picking, fermentation times and temperatures, and maturation. As with wine, whisky's production and maturation process - especially if peat is used - have a big impact on the final flavour. Yet more techniques for adding to or altering the flavour of Chardonnay are oak-barrel fermentation and maturation. As well as the raw materials used, often from local sources, the maturation of a whisky in cask is extremely important when forging its character. To these traditional ingredients they add inert temperature-controlled fermentation and maturation in new oak, mainly French. Over the past ten years, better vineyard practices and a greater understanding of wine-making and maturation have dramatically improved the quality of these wines. If our understanding of red wine maturation is incomplete, even less is known about the ageing process in white wines. Fierce competition often provokes a rush to judgement, a sense of perpetual crisis and a frantic chase for stories, sacrificing the process of reflective maturation. They've done such a good job of excluding air from their winemaking process that they now have to make sure that a certain amount of oxygen gets into the wines in order to get good maturation. The process is essentially the same as the white wine process: gathering the grapes, fermentation, maturation and bottling. 1.2 The ripening of fruit. pod maturation Example sentencesExamples Fruit maturation is slow and occurs during the rainy season (July - October). New inflorescences were marked and developing fruits were examined every 2 weeks, until fruit maturation. After fruit maturation, all fruits were collected before dehiscence. The relatively large divergence between these results could, on the one hand, be due to differences either in the growth conditions or in the fruit maturation state. Owing to fruit maturation, the number of inflorescences supported by females was higher than that supported by males later in the reproductive season. Upon maturation, fruit was individually harvested from all plants over a 2-week period. Hormones have been implicated in the maturation of fleshy fruits, and ethylene and auxin appear to be of particular importance depending on the type of fruits. Curious about the stage of fruit maturation preferred by other wild primates, I sent out a brief survey. Fruit defenses weaken after maturation, facilitating invasions by yeasts and fungi. At fruit maturation, all flowering shoots on the marked plants were collected and brought to the laboratory. These include the type of starch and fibre, particle size, fat, maturation of the fruit or vegetable (sugar type) and cooking method/time. The role of ethylene in fruit development and maturation has been intensively studied. At the time of fruit maturation, the numbers of intact and damaged seeds were counted. Subsequent events, such as fruit maturation and fruit dispersal, were noted and recorded once a week. Synonyms fulfilment, realization, actualization, materialization 1.3Medicine The development of functional ova or sperm cells. Example sentencesExamples Selenium has also been shown to be important for sperm development and maturation. Abnormal sperm morphology - an indicator of deranged sperm production or maturation - is also associated with reduced fertilising capacity. The enzyme is regulated by bicarbonate and involved in sperm maturation. They have been shown to influence crustacean larval development, egg maturation and reproductive timing and capacity. This suggests that the rate of sperm production or sperm maturation may be limited in some species. Synonyms development, growing, germination, shooting up, springing up, sprouting 2The formation of pus in a boil, abscess, etc. Derivatives maturational adjective Having exhausted all the ‘folk’ possibilities, parents might become concerned that learning difficulties such as dyslexia or early maturational delay might be the cause of the their boy's reluctance to read. Example sentencesExamples In addition, a common feature of the traditional view in professional education is that students develop according to a maturational unfolding of their abilities. This protective effect is believed to be exerted during a critical period early in life, when the development of the immune system requires environmental signals that trigger precoded maturational mechanisms. ‘The situation of the growing brain might deserve special concern, since biological and maturational processes are particularly vulnerable,’ he said. In accordance with their criteria, we were unable to detect a maturational pattern in our cases. maturative adjective məˈtʃʊərətɪvˈmætʃəˌrədɪv They are not to be judged as true or false but as effective or ineffective, maturative or pathogenic. Origin Late Middle English (denoting the formation of pus): from medieval Latin maturatio(n-), from Latin maturare (see mature). Definition of maturation in US English: maturation nounˌmaCHəˈrāSH(ə)nˌmætʃəˈreɪʃ(ə)n 1The action or process of maturing. sexual maturation Example sentencesExamples By using personal coaches and mentors, they seek to accelerate the natural process of maturation. These observations suggest that there may be links between sexual maturation and the emergence of preferences for specific body shapes. My own growth and maturation paralleled major developments in our nation's reach for space. Eve is constantly referred to as innocent and childlike in the first half of the film and her transformation involves a process of maturation, of becoming a more confident adult. Although werewolves don't make their first change until their late teens, it's only the end of the lengthy process of maturation. Such an experience, which seems very remote from our jet-age culture, carried with it connotations of personal development and maturation. Normally, the cells in a tissue have a balanced cycle of cell division, cell maturation, and cell death. Within the logic of traditional elegy, this step is integral to the process of poetic maturation. Student involvement in collegiate organizations provides numerous opportunities for growth, development and maturation. It is about understanding the beauty of discovery that can lead to emotional growth and maturation. Today, marriage is viewed as the natural outcome of emotional and sexual maturation, and a prolonged single status is stigmatizing for women. For many, this was the seminal event of their political maturation - a second baptism of freedom. Some of this growth occurs as part of the natural maturation process during adolescence. Epigenesis, as this viewpoint came to be called, held that development was a time of differentiation and maturation in which the organism grew in complexity as well as size. In particular, it's about the children we meet and the process of maturation they undergo. The entire process of maturation, from birth to death, is a creative process of choices, each of which can radically change the outcome of a person's life. For example, developmental changes in lung maturation and growth might not be linearly related to body size even if airway function is. If physical development is governed by experience as well as by the process of physical maturation, is this also true for other aspects of development such as personality and social development? Sinking roots is not an automatic childhood event, but is a result, at least in part, of the process of maturation. Further analyses identify the relative success of Scottish immigrants in the American profession and their leadership in its early development and maturation. 1.1 (of wine or other fermented drink) the process of becoming ready for drinking. Example sentencesExamples The process is essentially the same as the white wine process: gathering the grapes, fermentation, maturation and bottling. As well as the raw materials used, often from local sources, the maturation of a whisky in cask is extremely important when forging its character. They've done such a good job of excluding air from their winemaking process that they now have to make sure that a certain amount of oxygen gets into the wines in order to get good maturation. Throughout the years of maturation, the whisky, which coming out of the still is a colorless spirit, gradually becomes more complex. To these traditional ingredients they add inert temperature-controlled fermentation and maturation in new oak, mainly French. Fermentation and maturation in oak is another important aspect. And the large proportion of Grenache and Zinfandel grapes need slower maturation, thus reaching higher sugar levels that turn on fermentation into alcohol. It uses local Hallertauer and Saaz hop and has at least six weeks of cold maturation which results in an extremely drinkable lager. They have experimented with all the techniques of modern winemaking in terms of time of grape picking, fermentation times and temperatures, and maturation. Yet more techniques for adding to or altering the flavour of Chardonnay are oak-barrel fermentation and maturation. As with wine, whisky's production and maturation process - especially if peat is used - have a big impact on the final flavour. While available in magnums, this is not a wine requiring the slow maturation that a larger bottle brings. Fierce competition often provokes a rush to judgement, a sense of perpetual crisis and a frantic chase for stories, sacrificing the process of reflective maturation. If our understanding of red wine maturation is incomplete, even less is known about the ageing process in white wines. Over the past ten years, better vineyard practices and a greater understanding of wine-making and maturation have dramatically improved the quality of these wines. Then they gave the wine an extended maturation in oak barrels. 1.2 The ripening of fruit. pod maturation Example sentencesExamples Curious about the stage of fruit maturation preferred by other wild primates, I sent out a brief survey. The relatively large divergence between these results could, on the one hand, be due to differences either in the growth conditions or in the fruit maturation state. The role of ethylene in fruit development and maturation has been intensively studied. Upon maturation, fruit was individually harvested from all plants over a 2-week period. Subsequent events, such as fruit maturation and fruit dispersal, were noted and recorded once a week. At the time of fruit maturation, the numbers of intact and damaged seeds were counted. After fruit maturation, all fruits were collected before dehiscence. Owing to fruit maturation, the number of inflorescences supported by females was higher than that supported by males later in the reproductive season. Fruit defenses weaken after maturation, facilitating invasions by yeasts and fungi. Hormones have been implicated in the maturation of fleshy fruits, and ethylene and auxin appear to be of particular importance depending on the type of fruits. New inflorescences were marked and developing fruits were examined every 2 weeks, until fruit maturation. These include the type of starch and fibre, particle size, fat, maturation of the fruit or vegetable (sugar type) and cooking method/time. At fruit maturation, all flowering shoots on the marked plants were collected and brought to the laboratory. Fruit maturation is slow and occurs during the rainy season (July - October). Synonyms fulfilment, realization, actualization, materialization 1.3Medicine The development of functional ova or sperm cells. Example sentencesExamples They have been shown to influence crustacean larval development, egg maturation and reproductive timing and capacity. Abnormal sperm morphology - an indicator of deranged sperm production or maturation - is also associated with reduced fertilising capacity. The enzyme is regulated by bicarbonate and involved in sperm maturation. This suggests that the rate of sperm production or sperm maturation may be limited in some species. Selenium has also been shown to be important for sperm development and maturation. Synonyms development, growing, germination, shooting up, springing up, sprouting 1.4 The formation of pus in a boil, abscess, etc. Origin Late Middle English (denoting the formation of pus): from medieval Latin maturatio(n-), from Latin maturare (see mature).
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