Definizione monolingua

quiescence

quiescence (uncountable)

1. The state of being quiescent; dormancy.
2. Being at rest, quiet, still, inactive or motionless.
3. The action of bringing something to rest or making it quiescent; the action of coming to rest or to a quiescent state.
   • 1662 Thomas Salusbury, Galileos Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Dialogue 2:

     I pray you, Salviatus, to tell me ... the cause of the Pendulums quiescence.

4. (microbiology) When a cell is in a term of no growth and no division.

Definizione dizionario quiescence

Altri significati:

The state of being quiescent; dormancy.

The action of bringing something to rest or making it quiescent; the action of coming to rest or to a quiescent state.

Being at rest, quiet, still, inactive or motionless.

(microbiology) When a cell is in a term of no growth and no division.