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quiescent
qui·es·cent Q0031200 (kwē-ĕs′ənt, kwī-)adj.1. Quiet, still, or inactive. See Synonyms at inactive.2. Characterized by an absence of upheaval or discord: "We tend to think of the decades following the final overthrow of Napoleon as remarkably quiescent" (Walter McDougall).3. Astronomy Having little or no sunspot activity.4. Medicine Asymptomatic: a quiescent infection.
[Latin quiēscēns, quiēscent-, present participle of quiēscere, to rest, from quiēs, quiet; see quiet.]
qui·es′cence n.qui·es′cent·ly adv.quiescent (kwɪˈɛsənt) adjquiet, inactive, or dormant[C17: from Latin quiescere to rest] quiˈescence, quiˈescency n quiˈescently advqui•es•cent (kwiˈɛs ənt, kwaɪ-)
adj. being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless: a quiescent mind. [1600–10; < Latin quiēscent-, s. of quiēscēns, present participle of quiēscere to rest; see -ent] qui•es′cent•ly, adv. qui•es′cence, qui•es′cen•cy, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | quiescent - not active or activated; "the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation"inactive - not exerting influence or change | | 2. | quiescent - marked by a state of tranquil repose; "the quiescent melancholy of the town"quiet - characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity; "a quiet life"; "a quiet throng of onlookers"; "quiet peace-loving people"; "the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years" | | 3. | quiescent - being quiet or still or inactivedormant, inactive - (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct ; "a dormant volcano" | | 4. | quiescent - (pathology) causing no symptoms; "a quiescent tumor"pathology - the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseasesinactive - (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly |
quiescentadjective quiet, still, peaceful, calm, resting, smooth, silent, serene, tranquil, dormant, latent, motionless, placid, undisturbed, inactive, unruffled, unmoving, in abeyance, unagitated a quiescent seaside townquiescentadjectiveExisting in a temporarily inactive form or state:abeyant, dormant, inactive, latent, sleeping.Translationsruhigquiescentecalmepaisibletranquillecalmacalmo
quiescent
quiescent[kwē′es·ənt] (electronics) Pertaining to a circuit element which has no input signal, so that it does not perform its active function. (engineering) Pertaining to a body at rest, or inactive, such as an undisturbed liquid in a storage or process vessel. (medicine) Inactive, latent, or dormant, referring to a disease or pathological process. quiescent
qui·es·cent (kwī-es'ĕnt), At rest or inactive.quiescent (kwē-ĕs′ənt, kwī-)adj.1. Quiet, still, or inactive.2. Medicine Asymptomatic: a quiescent infection.
qui·es′cence n.qui·es′cent·ly adv.qui·es·cent (kwī-es'ĕnt) At rest or inactive. Used to describe a disorder or conditions.
Compare: latent, dormantquiescent Of a disease, inactive or dormant.quiescent
Related to quiescent: Quiescent pointSynonyms for quiescentadj quietSynonyms- quiet
- still
- peaceful
- calm
- resting
- smooth
- silent
- serene
- tranquil
- dormant
- latent
- motionless
- placid
- undisturbed
- inactive
- unruffled
- unmoving
- in abeyance
- unagitated
Synonyms for quiescentadj existing in a temporarily inactive form or stateSynonyms- abeyant
- dormant
- inactive
- latent
- sleeping
Words related to quiescentadj not active or activatedRelated Wordsadj marked by a state of tranquil reposeRelated Wordsadj being quiet or still or inactiveRelated Wordsadj (pathology) causing no symptomsRelated Words |