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dor·mant  (dôrmnt)

adj.

1. Lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive.

2. Latent but capable of being activated: "a harrowing experience which . . . lay dormant but still menacing" (Charles Jackson).

3. Temporarily quiescent: a dormant volcano. See Synonyms at inactive, latent.

4. In a condition of biological rest or inactivity characterized by cessation of growth or development and the suspension of many metabolic processes.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from present participle of dormir, to sleep, from Latin dormre.]

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dorman·cy n.

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dormant [ˈdɔːmənt]

adj

1. quiet and inactive, as during sleep

2. latent or inoperative

3. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) (of a volcano) neither extinct nor erupting

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology alive but in a resting torpid condition with suspended growth and reduced metabolism

5. (History / Heraldry) (usually postpositive) Heraldry (of a beast) in a sleeping position Compare active, passive

[from Old French dormant, from dormir to sleep, from Latin dormīre]

dormancy  n

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dormant  (dôrmnt)

1. Being in an inactive state during which growth and development cease and metabolism is slowed, usually in response to an adverse environment. In winter, some plants survive as dormant seeds or bulbs, and some animals enter the dormant state of hibernation.

2. Not active but capable of renewed activity. Volcanoes that have erupted within historical times and are expected to erupt again are dormant.

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In mine warfare, the state of a mine during which a time delay feature in a mine prevents it from being actuated.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	dormant - in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs" hibernating, torpid biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms asleep - in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel"
	2.	dormant - (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct ; "a dormant volcano" inactive active - (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt; "active volcanos"
	3.	dormant - lying with head on paws as if sleeping sleeping heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies unerect - not upright in position or posture
	4.	dormant - inactive but capable of becoming active; "her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened" abeyant inactive - not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature"

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dormant

adjective

1. latent, inactive, lurking, quiescent, unrealized, unexpressed, inoperative The virus remains dormant in nerve tissue.

2. inactive, sleeping, inert, suspended, asleep, sluggish, slumbering, comatose, hibernating, torpid The hamster lapses into a dormant state in cold weather.
inactive active, conscious, alert, awake, aroused, awakened, wide-awake, alive and kicking, wakeful

Translations

dormant [ˈdɔːmənt] ADJ [volcano] → inactivo (Bio, Bot) → durmiente; [energy] → latente
to lie dormant (lit) → estar inactivo (fig) → quedar por realizarse

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dormant [ˈdɔː^rmənt] adj

(= inactive) [larvae, plant] → dormant(e); [virus, bacteria] → latent(e); [season] → de dormance; [volcano] → endormi(e)

[idea] → en sommeil
to lie dormant [idea] → rester inexploité(e)

(FINANCE) [account] → sans mouvement

(= not invoked) [rule, law] → inappliqué(e)
to lie dormant [law] → être en sommeil

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dormant

adj volcano → untätig; animal, plant, bud → ruhend; (Banking) account → ruhend; energy → verborgen, latent; passion → schlummernd; dormant state → Ruhezustand m; to remain dormant → ruhen; (disease, virus) → schlummern; the dormant season → die Ruhezeit; to lie dormant (project, idea, work of art) → brachliegen; to let a matter lie dormant → eine Sache ruhen or liegen lassen

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dormant [ˈdɔːmənt] adj (Bot) (volcano) → quiescente; (energy) → latente
to lie dormant (fig) → rimanere latente

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dormant

adj dormant [ˈdoːmənt]

not dead but not active a dormant volcano. sluimerend ساكِن، خامِد، هامِد спящ dřímající, spící slumrende untätig, schlafend αδρανής (για ηφαίστειο) durmiente, inactivo suikvel خواب؛ غیرفعال lepotilassa oleva en veilleuse רָדוּם प्रसुप्त, सुस्त koji spava, mirno leži alvó tidur óvirkur inattivo 休止中の 휴면중인 snaudžiantis, neveikiantis snaudošs pendam slapend sovende, i dvale uśpiony, nieczynny adormecido inactiv недействующий nečinný mirujoč uspavan sovande, slumrande, passiv ซึ่งหยุดการเจริญเติบโตชั่วคราว aktif olmayan, uyku hâlinde 暫停活動的；休眠的 бездіяльний; дрімаючий ساکت không hoạt động 暂停活动的；休眠的