Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Quiescent \Qui*es"cent\, a. [L. quiescens, -entis, p. pr. of
quiescere: cf. F. quiescent. See {Quiesce}.]
1. Being in a state of repose; at rest; still; not moving;
as, a quiescent body or fluid.
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2. Not ruffed with passion; unagitated; not in action; not
excited; quiet; dormant; resting.
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In times of national security, the feeling of
patriotism . . . is so quiescent that it seems
hardly to exist. --Prof.
Wilson.
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3. (Gram.) Not sounded; silent; as, y is quiescent in "day"
and "say."
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Quiescent \Qui*es"cent\, n. (Gram.)
A silent letter. --M. Stuart.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quiescent
adj 1: not active or activated; "the quiescent level of
centimeter wave-length solar radiation"
2: marked by a state of tranquil repose; "the quiescent
melancholy of the town"
3: being quiet or still or inactive
4: (pathology) causing no symptoms; "a quiescent tumor"
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