quiescent
IPA: kwaɪˈɛsʌnt
adjective
- Inactive, quiet, at rest.
- (orthography) Not sounded; silent.
- (cell biology) Non-proliferating.
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Examples of "quiescent" in Sentences
- My mind became quiescent.
- But the issue has been quiescent lately.
- The volcano has been quiescent since then.
- The project became quiescent in early 2002.
- The pupal stage of the antlion is quiescent.
- Only the northern boundary is relatively quiescent.
- The volcano is currently quiescent but may erupt again.
- If the mind is rendered quiescent, one may live anywhere.
- This establishes the quiescent operating point of the circuit.
- The prepupal and pupal stages are quiescent and have rudimentary wings.