quiescence
/kwiˈɛsəns/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The action of bringing something to rest or making it quiescent; the action of coming to rest or to a quiescent state.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
In insects, a temporary slowing down of metabolism and development in response to adverse environmental conditions, which, unlike diapause, does not involve physiological changes.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
In computer chess algorithms, the property of a position that is relatively stable and not liable to be disrupted by a winning tactical move.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Old Faithful is sometimes degraded by being made a laundry. Garments placed in the crater during quiescence are ejected thoroughly washed when the eruption takes place."
- "The man does not theologize; he does not contemplate; he does not envision the full possibilities of the occasion. His one act is belly-oriented, and it is an act of quiescence, not of initiative."
- "I pray you, Salviatus, to tell me ... the cause of the Pendulum's quiescence."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin