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QUIESCENT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(pathology) causing no symptoms
Example:
a quiescent tumor
Classified under:
Similar:
inactive ((pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly)
Domain category:
pathology (the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Being quiet or still or inactive
Classified under:
Similar:
dormant; inactive ((of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct)
Derivation:
quiesce (become quiet or quieter)
quiescence; quiescency (a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Not active or activated
Example:
the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
inactive (not exerting influence or change)
Derivation:
quiescence; quiescency (a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Marked by a state of tranquil repose
Example:
the quiescent melancholy of the town
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
quiet (characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity)
Derivation:
quiescence; quiescency (quiet and inactive restfulness)
