IMPRINTING


Meaning of IMPRINTING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈim-ˌprin-tiŋ, im-ˈ ]

noun

Date: 1937

: a rapid learning process that takes place early in the life of a social animal (as a goose) and establishes a behavior pattern (as recognition of and attraction to its own kind or a substitute)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.