quiescent – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
quiescent
adj.
motionless, inactive; peaceful, restful, quiet; that causes no trouble
Quiescence
Quiescence (/kwiˈɛsəns/) is a state of quietness or inactivity. It may refer to:
- Quiescence search, in Game searching (adversarial search) in artificial intelligence, a quiescent state is one in which a game is considered stable and unlikely to change drastically the next few plays
- Seed dormancy, a form of delayed seed germination
- Quiescent Phase, the first part of the first stage of childbirth.
- The G0 phase of a cell in the cell cycle; quiescence is the state of a cell when it is not dividing
- Quiescent current (biasing) in an electronic circuit
- Quiescent consistency is one of the safety properties for concurrent data structures
quiescent
Adjective
1. not active or activated; "the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation"
(similar) inactive
2. marked by a state of tranquil repose; "the quiescent melancholy of the town"
(similar) quiet
3. being quiet or still or inactive
(similar) dormant, inactive
4. causing no symptoms; "a quiescent tumor"
(similar) inactive
Quiescent
(n.)
A silent letter.
(a.)
Not sounded; silent; as, y is quiescent in "day" and "say."
(a.)
Not ruffed with passion; unagitated; not in action; not excited; quiet; dormant; resting.
(a.)
Being in a state of repose; at rest; still; not moving; as, a quiescent body or fluid.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Quiescent
Inactive, resting. Tuberculosis might be quiescent (inactive).
