quiescent : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: quiescent	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quiescent adj not active or activated; "the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation" marked by a state of tranquil repose; "the quiescent melancholy of the town" being quiet or still or inactive (pathology) causing no symptoms; "a quiescent tumor"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quiescent \Quies"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. 2. Not ruffed with passion; unagitated; not in action; not excited; quiet; dormant; resting. In times of national security, the feeling of patriotism . . . is so quiescent that it seems hardly to exist. --Prof. Wilson. 3. (Gram.) Not sounded; silent; as, y is quiescent in [bd]day[b8] and [bd]say.[b8]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quiescent \Qui*es"cent\, n. (Gram.) A silent letter. --M. Stuart.