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imprinting

UK
/ɪmˈprɪntɪŋ/
US
/ɪmˈprɪntɪŋ/

Translations

imprintingnoun
imprintings
pl
empreinte génomiqueGénétique.
Genomic imprinting can affect the development of certain traits in offspring.
L’empreinte génomique peut affecter le développement de certains caractères chez la descendance.
imprégnationPsychologie et éthologie.
The ducklings followed the first moving object they saw due to imprinting.
Les canetons ont suivi le premier objet en mouvement qu’ils ont vu à cause de l’imprégnation.
marquageTechnique et industrie.
The imprinting of serial numbers on the metal plates must be precise.
Le marquage des numéros de série sur les plaques métalliques doit être précis.
Synonyms
inscription
printing
marking
stamping
impression
imprintinggerund / present participle
UK
/ɪmˈprɪntɪŋ/
US
/ɪmˈprɪntɪŋ/
Used before nouns to describe something related to the process or result of imprinting (e.g., 'imprinting genes').
d’imprégnationPsychologie, biologie.
Imprinting mechanisms in early development can have lifelong effects.
Les mécanismes d’imprégnation au cours du développement précoce peuvent avoir des effets tout au long de la vie.
Synonyms
stamped
engraved
imprinted
bonding
conditioning
permanent
indelible
fixed
instilled
embossed
etched
marked
ingrained
imprintverb

imprinting

Gerund

imprinted
Past Simple
imprinted
Past Participle
imprinting
Gerund
UK
/ˈɪmprɪnt/
US
/ˈɪmprɪnt/
The artist imprinted the clay with intricate patterns.
L’artiste a imprimé à l’argile des motifs complexes.
The tragic event imprinted itself on her memory forever.
L’événement tragique s’est imprimé à jamais dans sa mémoire.
Additional translations
imprégnerEn éthologie, pour l’empreinte chez les jeunes animaux.
Synonyms
inscribe
mark
incise
stamp
etch
impress
engrave

Definitions

imprintingnoun
A rapid learning process that takes place early in the life of a social animal and establishes a behavior pattern (such as recognition of and attraction to its own kind or a substitute).
The ducklings followed the first moving object they saw due to imprinting.
A genetic phenomenon by which certain genes are expressed in a parent-of-origin-specific manner.
Genomic imprinting can affect the development of certain traits in offspring.
The act or process of producing a mark, pattern, or impression on a surface by pressure or printing.
The imprinting of serial numbers on the metal plates must be precise.
imprintinggerund / present participle
Relating to, involving, or resulting from the process of imprinting.
Imprinting mechanisms in early development can have lifelong effects.
imprintverb
To mark or stamp a surface with a design or pattern.
The artist imprinted the clay with intricate patterns.
To fix an idea or image firmly in someone's mind.
The teacher's words imprinted a sense of responsibility in the students.
To make a strong impression on someone or something.
The tragic event imprinted itself on her memory forever.
To cause (a young animal) to come to recognize another animal, person, or thing as a parent or other object of habitual trust.
The researcher imprinted the ducklings on a cardboard model.
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