dormant
dormant · dormants
A crossbeam or joistA crossbeam or joist.
UK/ˈdɔːmənt/US/ˈdoɹmənt/
» The alien organism has become dormant.
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1 sensesA crossbeam or joist.
Examples
17 sentencesThe alien organism has become dormant.
Volcanoes can be active, dormant, or extinct.
ruВулканы бывают действующими, спящими и потухшими. — Wezel
deEs gibt aktive, schlafende und erloschene Vulkane. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The medlar tree started to go dormant.
Nearly all plants go dormant during the winter.
A simple message can rekindle a dormant friendship.
Origin
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dormiēns, present participle of dormiō (“From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dormiēns, present participle of dormiō (“to sleep”).
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