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спя́чка — meaning in English

spyachka

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English meaning

  • dormancy noun The state or characteristic of being dormant; quiet, inactive restfulness.
  • hibernation noun A state of greatly reduced activity and metabolism that some animals enter during winter.
  • repose noun A state of rest or calm, especially after activity, or a period of sleep.

Senses

спя́чка is used for these senses in English:

  • dormancy The state or characteristic of being dormant; quiet, inactive restfulness.
  • hibernation (biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.
  • repose (uncountable, chiefly, geology) Of a natural phenomenon, especially the eruption of a volcano: the state of temporary cessation of activity; dormancy, quiescence.

hibernation — full definition

  1. noun A state of greatly reduced activity and metabolism that some animals enter during winter.
  2. noun A computer power-saving mode that saves the current session to disk before shutting down.

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