hibernation

Signification (Anglais)

1. (countable, uncountable) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.
2. (countable, uncountable) A hypothetical state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in humans during long space flights.
3. (countable, uncountable) A standby state which conserves power by writing the contents of the memory to disk and completely power off the computer, in order that one will resume the session from the disk.

Concepts

hibernation

hiverner

⛷️

léthargie

mise en veille prolongée

Synonymes

winter sleep

dormancy

lethargy

wintering

sopor

staying indoors during winter

sleep

😴

spending the winter

natural overwintering

winter hibernation

coma

deep hibernation

nesting

resting

Traductions

hibernación

ibernazione

Winterschlaf

hibernação

letargo

Hibernation

Überwinterung

hivernació

hibernació

سبات شتوي

winterslaap

χειμερία νάρκη

sueño invernal

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌhaɪ.bəːˈneɪ.ʃən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Latin hibernātus, from hibernō, from hībernus (“winter”).