About The Word Quiescent
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Quiescent
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What's The Definition Of Quiescent?
[adj] causing no symptoms; "a quiescent tumor"
[adj] being quiet or still or inactive [adj] not active or activated; "the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation" [adj] marked by a state of tranquil repose; "the quiescent melancholy of the town" Synonyms | Synonyms for Quiescent: dormant | inactive | quiet Related Terms | Find terms related to Quiescent: See Also | Quiescent In Webster's Dictionary \Qui*es"cent\, a. [L. quiescens, -entis, p. pr. of
quiescere: cf. F. quiescent. See {Quiesce}.]
1. Being in a state of repose; at rest; still; not moving;
as, a quiescent body or fluid.
2. Not ruffed with passion; unagitated; not in action; not
excited; quiet; dormant; resting.
In times of national security, the feeling of
patriotism . . . is so quiescent that it seems
hardly to exist. --Prof.
Wilson.
3. (Gram.) Not sounded; silent; as, y is quiescent in ``day''
and ``say.''
\Qui*es"cent\, n. (Gram.) A silent letter. --M. Stuart. |
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