To be quiescent [from the Latin for "become quiet"] is to be momentarily inactive, tranquilly at rest; it's not the same as being sluggish or torpid. See: INERT, SLOTHFUL, UKULELE IKE.
Quiet, at rest, but not necessarily dormant, and having the potential for resumed activity; can apply to non-meristematic cells.
in a state of rest or inactivity
Inactive, dormant. A period during which an infection is present but not active within a host: for example the period between an acute attack of chickenpox (varicella) and a subsequent recrudescence of shingles (zoster)
being still or at rest, in an inactive state. The quiescent current in an amplifier is that current drawn when the amplifier is "at rest" - i.e. not amplifying a signal, but supplied with power
Marked by a state of inactivity or repose.
marked by a state of tranquil repose; "the quiescent melancholy of the town"
being quiet or still or inactive
A state of inactivity or rest.
A volcano, which is not active, but is still registering seismic activity. When there is no more seismicity, the volcano is dormant, but still capable of erupting (see active, dormant, extinct). of document
Quiet, still, at rest: in ponds and lakes it indicates that there are no streams or springs going in or out.
refers to a state of resting, inactivity or latency.
Marked by a state of inactivity, repose, or tranquillity. For example, a quiescent stem cell is a stem cell that is resting at the time but that might be stimulated later to divide and proliferate. See the entire definition of Quiescent
At rest, not changing. For an amplifier the term is used to describe a condition with no active input signal.
This term describes the quality of being in a state of repose; still; not moving; dormant.
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