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hibernation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | dormancy, quiescence, quiescency |
| Derivation | hibernate |
hibernation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | retirement |
he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years.
Examples of hibernation
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Following its successful survey, WISE was put into hibernation in February 2011.
From the sciencedaily.com
The sun is heading into an unusual and extended hibernation, scientists predict.
From the stuff.co.nz
Latin American borrowers are springing into action after months of hibernation.
From the businessweek.com
Normally they should weigh between 27 and 36 kilos before going into hibernation.
From the theepochtimes.com
Still, some stores cannot afford for consumers to go into hibernation this month.
From the nytimes.com
Hibernation is one example of an activity that regulates behavior for survival.
From the sciencedaily.com
This is just the perilous time of year when the snakes come out of hibernation.
From the signonsandiego.com
During hibernation, the squirrel goes into a state akin to suspended animation.
From the newscientist.com
This is a young queen in her hibernation pose, already prepared for the winter.
From the guardian.co.uk
- The torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter
- Cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals
- The act of retiring into inactivity; "he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years"
- (hibernate) sleep during winter; "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves"
- (hibernate) be in an inactive or dormant state
- (hibernating) dormant: in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs"
- Hibernation is a state of inactivity and metabolic depression in animals, characterized by lower body temperature, slower breathing, and lower metabolic rate. Hibernating animals conserve food, especially during winter when food is short, tapping energy reserves, body fat, at a slow rate. ...
- Hibernation is a feature of many computer operating systems where the contents of RAM are written to non-volatile storage such as a hard disk, as a file or on a separate partition, before powering off the computer. ...
- (Hibernate (java)) Hibernate is an object-relational mapping (ORM) library for the Java language, providing a framework for mapping an object-oriented domain model to a traditional relational database. ...
