- sexual maturity
- n.Geschlechtsreife f.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
Sexual maturity — is the age or stage when an organism can reproduce. It is sometimes considered synonymous with adulthood, though the two are distinct. In humans, the process of sexually maturing is termed puberty. Most multicellular organisms are unable to… … Wikipedia
sexual maturity — sexual development … English contemporary dictionary
Sexual reproduction — is the creation of a new organism by combining the genetic material of two organisms. The two main processes are: meiosis, involving the halving of the number of chromosomes; and fertilization, involving the fusion of two gametes and the… … Wikipedia
Maturity — may refer to: Sexual maturity, the stage when an organism can reproduce, though it is distinct from adulthood Mature technology, a term indicating that a technology has been in use and development for long enough that most of its initial problems … Wikipedia
length at sexual maturity — length at first maturity … Dictionary of ichthyology
sexual — [[t]se̱kʃuəl[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Sexual feelings or activities are connected with the act of sex or with people s desire for sex. This was the first sexual relationship I had had... Men s sexual fantasies often have little to do with their… … English dictionary
maturity — ma|tu|ri|ty [məˈtʃuərıti US ˈtʃur ] n [U] 1.) the quality of behaving in a sensible way like an adult ≠ ↑immaturity ▪ Beth shows a maturity way beyond her 16 years. ▪ One day you ll have the maturity to understand. 2.) the time or state when… … Dictionary of contemporary English
maturity — noun 1 adult behaviour/behavior ADJECTIVE ▪ great, growing, increasing, new found ▪ I can see an increasing maturity in how she understands the world. ▪ artistic, emotional … Collocations dictionary
sexual — adj. Sexual is used with these nouns: ↑abuse, ↑act, ↑activity, ↑advance, ↑adventure, ↑affair, ↑aggression, ↑ambiguity, ↑ambivalence, ↑appetite, ↑assault, ↑at … Collocations dictionary
length at first maturity — length at which 50% of the individuals of a given sex are considered to be reproductively mature. Usually based on females and estimated by fitting a logistic curve to the relationships between proportion mature and length. Abbreviated as L50.… … Dictionary of ichthyology
Islamic sexual jurisprudence — This is a sub article of Islamic marital jurisprudence and human sexuality.Sexuality in Islam is largely described by the Qur an, Islamic tradition, and religious leaders both past and present as being confined to marital relationships between… … Wikipedia