noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any kind of phase-sensitive learning (learning occurring at a particular age or a particular life stage) that is rapid and apparently independent of the consequences of behavior. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   a learning process in early life whereby species specific patterns of behavior are established wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of imprint form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

impressacknowledgmentacknowledgmentsalveolationalveolusaquatint

Related phrases

sexual imprinting

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