diapause

noun

dia·pause ˈdī-ə-ˌpȯz How to pronounce diapause (audio)

: a period of physiologically enforced dormancy between periods of activity

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Diapause, from the Greek word diapausis, meaning "pause," may have been coined by the entomologist William Wheeler in 1893. Wheeler's focus was insects, but diapause, a spontaneous period of suspended animation that seems to happen in response to adverse environmental conditions, also occurs in the development of crustaceans, snails, and other animals. Exercising poetic license, novelist Joyce Carol Oates even gave the word a human application in her short story "Visitation Rights" (1988): "Her life, seemingly in shambles, ... was not ruined; ... injured perhaps, and surely stunted, but only temporarily. There had been a diapause, and that was all...."

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Recent Examples on the Web Outside of the tropics, winter temperatures cause mosquitoes to go into a kind of hibernation called diapause.

Todd Nelson, Star Tribune, 22 June 2021 The state, scientifically known as diapause, prevents the embryos from needing critical resources when none is available in its environment.

Joel Goldberg, Science | AAAS, 20 Feb. 2020 This video compares the embryos and life spans of killifish who either experienced or skipped diapause, capturing time-lapses and detailed snapshots of their embryonic development.

Joel Goldberg, Science | AAAS, 20 Feb. 2020 As the soil dries, the animals enter a state of diapause—or dormancy—that can last for decades, Tim Maret, an ecologist at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania, says by email.

Liz Langley, National Geographic, 20 Mar. 2019 Meanwhile, toward the equator, warmer temperatures are disrupting other insects’ diapause cycles.

Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 15 Feb. 2017 Insects have their own version of this powerful tool: diapause.

Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 15 Feb. 2017 See More

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释义	diapause noun dia·pause ˈdī-ə-ˌpȯz : a period of physiologically enforced dormancy between periods of activity Did you know? Diapause, from the Greek word diapausis, meaning "pause," may have been coined by the entomologist William Wheeler in 1893. Wheeler's focus was insects, but diapause, a spontaneous period of suspended animation that seems to happen in response to adverse environmental conditions, also occurs in the development of crustaceans, snails, and other animals. Exercising poetic license, novelist Joyce Carol Oates even gave the word a human application in her short story "Visitation Rights" (1988): "Her life, seemingly in shambles, ... was not ruined; ... injured perhaps, and surely stunted, but only temporarily. There had been a diapause, and that was all...." Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Outside of the tropics, winter temperatures cause mosquitoes to go into a kind of hibernation called diapause. Todd Nelson, Star Tribune, 22 June 2021 The state, scientifically known as diapause, prevents the embryos from needing critical resources when none is available in its environment. Joel Goldberg, Science \| AAAS, 20 Feb. 2020 This video compares the embryos and life spans of killifish who either experienced or skipped diapause, capturing time-lapses and detailed snapshots of their embryonic development. Joel Goldberg, Science \| AAAS, 20 Feb. 2020 As the soil dries, the animals enter a state of diapause—or dormancy—that can last for decades, Tim Maret, an ecologist at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania, says by email. Liz Langley, National Geographic, 20 Mar. 2019 Meanwhile, toward the equator, warmer temperatures are disrupting other insects’ diapause cycles. Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 15 Feb. 2017 Insects have their own version of this powerful tool: diapause. Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 15 Feb. 2017 See More Word History Etymology Greek diapausis pause, from diapauein to pause, from dia- + pauein to stop First Known Use 1893, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition diapause noun dia·pause ˈdī-ə-ˌpȯz : a period of physiologically enforced dormancy between periods of activity
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