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quiescent

[ kwee-es-uhnt, kwahy- ]

adjective

  1. being at rest; inactive or motionless; quiet; still:

    a quiescent mind.

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quiescent

/ ɪˈɛəԳ /

adjective

  1. quiet, inactive, or dormant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ܾˈԳ, noun
  • ܾˈԳٱ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܾ··Գ· adverb
  • ܾ··Գ [kwee-, es, -, uh, ns, kwahy-], ܾ··· noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of quiescent1

First recorded in 1600–10; from Latin ܾŧԳ- (stem of ܾŧŧԲ, present participle of ܾŧ ), equivalent to qui-, base meaning “rest, quiet” + -ŧ- inchoative suffix + -ent- -ent
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of quiescent1

C17: from Latin quiescere to rest
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When cells shift from active to quiescent states, the presence and abundance of certain proteins important to metabolism change.

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Through most of their lives, these black holes are quiescent, sitting quietly while matter orbits around them, and having little impact on the galaxy as a whole.

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Rather, it’s a list of the Israeli prime minister’s long-held and often contradictory positions on the Gaza conflict — committed to writing to keep his government together, the Israeli population quiescent, and Washington at bay.

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Grossniklaus' team has now shown that the quiescent egg cell is also in this phase.

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Thanks to this setup, they could observe that particles tend to oscillate as they settle in quiescent air.

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