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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Dormancy (0.00839 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Dormancy.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: dormancy
dormancy
n 1: a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction;
“the
volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy” [syn:
quiescence,
quiescency]
2: quiet and inactive restfulness [syn:
quiescence,
quiescency,
sleeping]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Dormancy
Dormancy
\Dor"man*cy\, n. [From
Dormant.]
The state of being dormant; quiescence; abeyance.
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Dormancy
\Dor"man*cy\, n. [From
Dormant.]
The state of being dormant; quiescence; abeyance.
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It is by lying dormant a long time, or being . . . very
rarely exercised, that arbitrary power steals upon a
people. --Burke.
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2. (Her.) In a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant; --
distinguished from
couchant.
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Dormant partner (Com.), a partner who takes no share in the
active business of a company or partnership, but is
entitled to a share of the profits, and subject to a share
in losses; -- called also
sleeping partner or
silent partner
.
Dormant window (Arch.), a dormer window. See
Dormer.
Table dormant, a stationary table. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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