dormancy

ˈdɔːmənsɪ

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Definition of dormancy - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

inactivitytemporary period of inactivity or suspension

The project entered a phase of dormancy.

hibernation

inactivity

suspension

biology

TECH.

biological state of suspended growth or development

TECH.

Bears experience dormancy during hibernation.

inactivity

quiescence

rest

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Origin of dormancy

Latin, dormire (to sleep)

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hibernating

adj.

dormancy

in a state of inactivity or dormancy

overwintering

plant dormancy

the period when plants rest during winter

resting

adj.

plant spores

undergoing dormancy before germination

latency

dormancy

state of being inactive or dormant

latent

adj.

virus dormancy

inactive virus in a host

aestivation

biology

state of dormancy or torpor during hot, dry periods

anabiotic

adj.

dormancy

related to being in or leaving a dormant state

estivate

biology

enter dormancy during summer to survive heat

Examples of dormancy in a sentence

Economic dormancy can affect market growth.
Seeds can remain in dormancy for years.
The frog enters dormancy during the dry season.

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French:dormance, latence, ...
German:Ruhe, Ruhephase, ...
Italian:dormienza, ...
Spanish:latencia, dormancia, ...
Portuguese:dormência, ...
Chinese:休眠, 休眠状态, ...
Japanese:休眠, ...
Arabic:خُمُول, خُمُود, ...
Hebrew:תַּרְדֵּמָה, תַּרְדֵּמָה, ...
Russian:спячка, ...
Ukrainian:сплячка, зимова сплячка, ...
Hindi:निष्क्रियता, निष्क्रियावस्था, ...
Bengali:স্থগিতাবস্থা, নিষ্ক্রিয়াবস্থা, ...
Catalan:latència, dormància, ...
Czech:nečinnost, dormance, ...
Danish:dvale, hviletilstand, ...
Dutch:dormantie, ...
Greek:αδράνεια, λήθαργος, ...
Hungarian:nyugalmi állapot, dormancia, ...
Khmer:ភាពស្ងៀមស្ងាត់, សភាពស្ងំ, ...
Korean:휴면, 휴면 상태, ...
Persian:رکود, رکود زیستی, ...
Polish:uśpienie, ...
Portuguese (BR):dormência, hibernação, ...
Romanian:dormire, stare latentă, ...
Swedish:dvala, ...
Thai:การหยุดนิ่ง, ...
Turkish:durgunluk, dinlenme dönemi, ...
Vietnamese:trạng thái tạm ngưng, trạng thái ngủ nghỉ, ...

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