quiescent
(adjective) (pathology) causing no symptoms; “a quiescent tumor”
quiescent
(adjective) being quiet or still or inactive
quiescent
(adjective) not active or activated; “the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation”
quiescent
(adjective) marked by a state of tranquil repose; “the quiescent melancholy of the town”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
quiescent (comparative more quiescent, superlative most quiescent)
Inactive, quiet, at rest.
(orthography) Not sounded; silent.
(cell biology) Non-proliferating.
• (inactive): dormant; see also inactive
• (quiet, at rest): calm, still, tranquil; see also calm
• (not sounded): servile
Source: Wiktionary
Qui*es"cent, a. Etym: [L. quiescens, -entis, p. pr. of quiescere: cf. F. quiescent. See Quiesce.]
1. Being in a state of repose; at rest; still; not moving; as, a quiescent body or fluid.
2. Not ruffed with passion; unagitated; not in action; not excited; quiet; dormant; resting. In times of national security, the feeling of patriotism . . . is so quiescent that it seems hardly to exist. Prof. Wilson.
3. (Gram.)
Definition: Not sounded; silent; as, y is quiescent in "day" and "say."
Qui*es"cent, n. (Gram.)
Definition: A silent letter. M. Stuart.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 December 2024
(noun) contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
