dormancy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: dormancy	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for dormancy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dormancy n a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy" Synonym(s): dormancy, quiescence, quiescency quiet and inactive restfulness Synonym(s): quiescence, quiescency, dormancy, sleeping
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dormancy \Dor"man*cy\, n. [From {Dormant}.] The state of being dormant; quiescence; abeyance.