hibernation — meaning in English
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English meaning
- hibernation noun A state of greatly reduced activity and metabolism that some animals enter during winter.
Senses
hibernation is used for these senses in English:
- hibernation (biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.
- hibernation (biology, sleep, space) A hypothetical state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in humans during long space flights.
hibernation — full definition
- noun A state of greatly reduced activity and metabolism that some animals enter during winter.
- noun A computer power-saving mode that saves the current session to disk before shutting down.