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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ni.di.fi.kaˈsãw
"As aves protegem seus ovos durante a nidificação."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The process of building or occupying a nest, or the instinctual behavior of pregnant animals or humans preparing a home for a newborn.
"She spent her final weekend before the baby's arrival deep in a frenzy of cleaning and nesting." - 2
In computing and manufacturing, the arrangement of data structures, program loops, or physical shapes inside one another to optimize space or processing.
"The nesting of conditional statements within the main loop made the code difficult to maintain."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English noun 'nest' (from Proto-Germanic *nistaz), combined with the present participle suffix '-ing'. Historically rooted in avian behavior, the term has evolved across centuries to encompass computer science data structures, manufacturing techniques, and human psychological behaviors related to home-making.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nesting" is said worldwide
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nidification
Transliteration: ni.di.fi.ka.sjɔ̃
"La période de nidification commence au printemps."
Nestbau
Transliteration: ˈnɛstˌbaʊ
"Vögel beginnen im Frühjahr mit dem Nestbau."
nidificazione
Transliteration: ni.di.fi.tʃaˈtjo.ne
"L'area è protetta durante la stagione della nidificazione."
anidación
Transliteration: a.ni.ðaˈsjon
"La temporada de anidación atrae a muchos investigadores."
nidificação
Transliteration: ni.di.fi.kaˈsãw
"As aves protegem seus ovos durante a nidificação."
घोंसला बनाना
Transliteration: ghonsala banana
"पक्षी पेड़ों पर घोंसला बनाना शुरू कर रहे हैं।"
筑巢
Transliteration: zhù cáo
"候鸟春天飞回来筑巢。"
둥지 틀기
Transliteration: dung-ji teul-gi
"새들이 봄에 둥지 틀기를 시작합니다."
営巣
Transliteration: eisō
"鳥たちは春になると営巣を始めます。"
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