1. A field or area of study, activity, or influence that is in its early stages of development or emergence
Artificial intelligence is still an incipient field with many discoveries yet to be made.
A inteligência artificial é ainda um campo incipiente com muitas descobertas ainda a serem feitas.
2. In physics or engineering, a field (such as electromagnetic or gravitational) that is beginning to form or manifest
The incipient field around the newly charged particle was barely detectable.
O campo incipiente ao redor da partícula recém-carregada era mal detectável.