Definitions
1.nounThe state of being quiescent; dormancy.
2.nounBeing at rest, quiet, still, inactive or motionless.
3.nounThe action of bringing something to rest or making it quiescent; the action of coming to rest or to a quiescent state.
4.nounThe period when a cell is in a term of no growth and no division.
5.nounIn insects, a temporary slowing down of metabolism and development in response to adverse environmental conditions, which, unlike diapause, does not involve physiological changes.