torpidity – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
torpidity
n.
slowness, listlessness, sluggishness, apathy, lethargy
Torpor
Torpor is a state of decreased physiological activity in an animal, usually by a reduced
body temperature and
metabolic rate. Torpor enables animals to survive periods of reduced food availability. A torpor bout can refer to the period of time a
hibernator spends at low body temperature, lasting days to weeks, or it can refer to a period of low body temperature and metabolism lasting less than 24 hours, as in "daily torpor".
torpidity
Noun
1. a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; "he fell into a deep torpor"
(synonym) torpor
(hypernym) physiological state, physiological condition
(hyponym) hibernation
2. inactivity resulting from torpidity and lack of vigor or energy
(synonym) listlessness, torpidness, torpor
(hypernym) passivity, passiveness
Torpidity
(n.)
Same as Torpidness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
torpidity
torpidity /tɔ:'piditi/ (torpidness) /'tɔ:pidnis/- danh từ
- tính trì độn, tính mê mụ; sự lười biếng
- trạng thái ngủ lịm (động vật qua đông)
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