Dormancy
noun
A period when a living thing is sleeping or inactive.
The seeds remained in dormancy until the spring rains.
Often appears as...
- period of dormancy
- enter dormancy
noun
A pause in the action of a plant, animal, or machine.
During the winter, the tree goes into dormancy.
Often appears as...
- winter dormancy
- tree dormancy
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Technical
noun
A state of being temporarily inactive or suspended.
The company had a period of dormancy before business picked up again.
Often appears as...
- period of dormancy
- economic dormancy
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Formal
noun
A period when a living thing is sleeping or inactive.
The seeds remained in dormancy until the spring rains.
Often appears as...
- period of dormancy
- enter dormancy
noun
A pause in the action of a plant, animal, or machine.
During the winter, the tree goes into dormancy.
Often appears as...
- winter dormancy
- tree dormancy
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A state of being temporarily inactive or suspended.
The company had a period of dormancy before business picked up again.
Often appears as...
- period of dormancy
- economic dormancy
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Living Things
Refers to life cycles when organisms rest, like plant seeds before they grow.
Most plants go through dormancy in harsh climates.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Death
Dormancy is reversible inactivity, not the end of life.
Bears hibernate, entering a dormancy phase, not dying.
Pro Tip 3/3Trigger Factors
Usually triggered by environmental changes like temperature or moisture.
Seed dormancy prevents germination until conditions are favorable.
Pro Tip 1/3Living Things
Refers to life cycles when organisms rest, like plant seeds before they grow.
Most plants go through dormancy in harsh climates.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Death
Dormancy is reversible inactivity, not the end of life.
Bears hibernate, entering a dormancy phase, not dying.
Pro Tip 3/3Trigger Factors
Usually triggered by environmental changes like temperature or moisture.
Seed dormancy prevents germination until conditions are favorable.
Pro Tip 1/3Living Things
Refers to life cycles when organisms rest, like plant seeds before they grow.
Most plants go through dormancy in harsh climates.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Death
Dormancy is reversible inactivity, not the end of life.
Bears hibernate, entering a dormancy phase, not dying.
Pro Tip 3/3Trigger Factors
Usually triggered by environmental changes like temperature or moisture.
Seed dormancy prevents germination until conditions are favorable.
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Can wildlife adapt to...
Several other species have undergone similar climate-change-adaptive genetic changes in recent decades. Pitcher plant mosquitoes have rapidly evolved to take advantage of the warmer temperatures, entering dormancy later and later in the year.
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Safari Live - Day 142 PIPE...
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Can wildlife adapt to...
Several other species have undergone similar climate-change-adaptive genetic changes in recent decades. Pitcher plant mosquitoes have rapidly evolved to take advantage of the warmer temperatures, entering dormancy later and later in the year.
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Safari Live - Day 142 PIPE...
indicates dormancy probably not complete dormancy but it is know dormant here is a central road now Juna we once a very fine example of humanity striding towards us there he is backlit by the
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Quote examples
Max Heindel
Danish Celebrity
The first step in Occultism is the study of the invisible Worlds. These Worlds are invisible to the majority of people because of the dormancy of the finer and higher senses whereby they may be perceived, in the same way that the Physical World about us is perceived through the physical senses.
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Patrisse Cullors
American Activist
Before BLM, there was a dormancy in our black freedom movement. Obviously many of us were doing work, but we've been able to reignite a whole entire new generation, not just inside the U.S. but across the globe, centering black people and centering the fight against white supremacy.
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Michael Leunig
Australian Cartoonist
Of all the seasons, winter is the most conducive to the great art of dormancy. This art requires an appreciation of semi-consciousness: the beautiful and necessary prelude to sleep - a special pleasure in itself that is all too often neglected, under-valued or looked down upon.
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Rita Levi-Montalcini
Italian Scientist
After centuries of dormancy, young women... can now look toward a future moulded by their own hands.
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Max Heindel
Danish Celebrity
The first step in Occultism is the study of the invisible Worlds. These Worlds are invisible to the majority of people because of the dormancy of the finer and higher senses whereby they may be perceived, in the same way that the Physical World about us is perceived through the physical senses.
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Patrisse Cullors
American Activist
Before BLM, there was a dormancy in our black freedom movement. Obviously many of us were doing work, but we've been able to reignite a whole entire new generation, not just inside the U.S. but across the globe, centering black people and centering the fight against white supremacy.
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Michael Leunig
Australian Cartoonist
Of all the seasons, winter is the most conducive to the great art of dormancy. This art requires an appreciation of semi-consciousness: the beautiful and necessary prelude to sleep - a special pleasure in itself that is all too often neglected, under-valued or looked down upon.
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Rita Levi-Montalcini
Italian Scientist
After centuries of dormancy, young women... can now look toward a future moulded by their own hands.
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