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dor·mant
(dôr′mənt)adj.
1. Not awake; asleep: "[He] lay dormant on the scruffy couch, his mouth open, reading glasses slumped on his swollen nostrils" (Steven Heighton).
2. Present but not active or manifest though capable of becoming so: "a harrowing experience which ... lay dormant but still menacing" (Charles Jackson). See Synonyms at inactive.
3. Temporarily inactive: a dormant volcano.
4. Being in a condition of biological rest or inactivity characterized by cessation of growth or development and the suspension of many metabolic processes: a dormant bud; a dormant bacterium.
[Middle English, from Old French, from present participle of dormir, to sleep, from Latin dormīre.]
dor′man·cy n.
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dormant
(ˈdɔːmənt) ordormient
adj
1. quiet and inactive, as during sleep
2. latent or inoperative
3. (Geological Science) (of a volcano) neither extinct nor erupting
4. (Biology) biology alive but in a resting torpid condition with suspended growth and reduced metabolism
5. (Heraldry) (usually postpositive) heraldry (of a beast) in a sleeping position
[C14: from Old French dormant, from dormir to sleep, from Latin dormīre]
ˈdormancy n
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dor•mant
(ˈdɔr mənt)adj.
1. inactive, as in sleep; torpid.
2. being in a state of minimal metabolic activity with cessation of growth.
3. undeveloped, unasserted, or inactive; latent: talents that lay dormant.
4. (of a volcano) not erupting.
5. held in abeyance; temporarily inoperative.
6. (of a pesticide) applied to a plant during a period of dormancy: a dormant spray.
7. (of a heraldic animal) lying with the head on the forepaws.
[1350–1400; Middle English dorma(u)nt < Anglo-French, present participle of dormir < Latin dormīre to sleep; see -ant]
syn: See inactive.
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dor·mant
(dôr′mənt)1. Biology In an inactive state in which growth stops and metabolism is slowed. Many plants survive the winter as dormant seeds or bulbs. Hibernating animals are also in a dormant state.
2. Geology Not active but capable of renewed activity: a dormant volcano.
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dormant
In mine warfare, the state of a mine during which a time delay feature in a mine prevents it from being actuated.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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| Adj. | 1. |  dormant - in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs"biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms asleep - in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel" |
| 2. | dormant - (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct ; "a dormant volcano" active - (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt; "active volcanos" | |
| 3. | dormant - lying with head on paws as if sleeping heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies unerect - not upright in position or posture | |
| 4. | dormant - inactive but capable of becoming active; "her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened" inactive - not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature" |
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dormant
adjective
1. latent, inactive, lurking, quiescent, unrealized, unexpressed, inoperative The virus remains dormant in nerve tissue.
2. inactive, sleeping, inert, suspended, asleep, sluggish, slumbering, comatose, hibernating, torpid The hamster lapses into a dormant state in cold weather.
inactive active, conscious, alert, awake, aroused, awakened, wide-awake, alive and kicking, wakeful
inactive active, conscious, alert, awake, aroused, awakened, wide-awake, alive and kicking, wakeful
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dormant
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Translations
ساكِن، خامِد، هامِد
dřímajícíspící
slumrende
óvirkur
snaudžiantis
snaudošs
aktif olmayanuyku hâlinde
dormant
[ˈdɔːmənt] ADJ [volcano] → inactivo (Bio, Bot) → durmiente; [energy] → latenteto lie dormant (lit) → estar inactivo (fig) → quedar por realizarse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
dormant
[ˈdɔːrmənt] adj (= inactive) [larvae, plant] → dormant(e); [virus, bacteria] → latent(e); [season] → de dormance; [volcano] → endormi(e)
(FINANCE) [account] → sans mouvement
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
dormant
adj volcano → untätig; animal, plant, bud → ruhend; (Banking) account → ruhend; energy → verborgen, latent; passion → schlummernd; dormant state → Ruhezustand m; to remain dormant → ruhen; (disease, virus) → schlummern; the dormant season → die Ruhezeit; to lie dormant (project, idea, work of art) → brachliegen; to let a matter lie dormant → eine Sache ruhen or liegen lassen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
dormant
[ˈdɔːmənt] adj (Bot) (volcano) → quiescente; (energy) → latenteto lie dormant (fig) → rimanere latente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dormant
(ˈdoːmənt) adjective not dead but not active. a dormant volcano.
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