conception

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

con·cep·tion (kən-sĕpʹshən)n.
1.
a. Formation of a viable zygote by the union of the male sperm and female ovum; fertilization.
b. The entity formed by the union of the male sperm and female ovum; an embryo or zygote.
2.
a. The ability to form or understand mental concepts and abstractions.
b. Something conceived in the mind; a concept, plan, design, idea, or thought. See Synonyms at idea.
3. Archaic. A beginning; a start. [Middle English concepcioun, from Old French conception, from Latin conceptiō, conceptiōn-, from conceptus. See concept.] con·cepʹtion·al adj.con·cepʹtive adj.con·cepʹtive·ly adv.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  invention, innovation, excogitation, design, creation, concept, construct