'Quiescent' definitions:

Definition of 'quiescent'

From: WordNet
adjective
Not active or activated; "the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation"
adjective
Marked by a state of tranquil repose; "the quiescent melancholy of the town"
adjective
Being quiet or still or inactive
adjective
(pathology) causing no symptoms; "a quiescent tumor"

Definition of 'Quiescent'

From: GCIDE
  • Quiescent \Qui*es"cent\, n. (Gram.) A silent letter. --M. Stuart. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Quiescent'

From: 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Not ruffed with passion; unagitated; not in action; not excited; quiet; dormant; resting. [1913 Webster]
  • In times of national security, the feeling of patriotism . . . is so quiescent that it seems hardly to exist. --Prof. Wilson. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Gram.) Not sounded; silent; as, y is quiescent in "day" and "say." [1913 Webster]

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