quiescent Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite not active or activated
    • the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation
  2. adjective satellite marked by a state of tranquil repose
    • the quiescent melancholy of the town
  3. adjective satellite being quiet or still or inactive
  4. adjective satellite (pathology) causing no symptoms
    • a quiescent tumor

WordNet


Qui*es"cent adjective
Etymology
L. quiescens, -entis, p. pr. of quiescere: cf. F. quiescent. See Quiesce.
Definitions
  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 "day" and "say."
Qui*es"cent noun
Definitions
  1. (Gram.) A silent letter. M. Stuart.

Webster 1913