hibernation

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

winter sleep

dormancy

lethargy

wintering

sopor

staying indoors during winter

sleep

😴

spending the winter

natural overwintering

winter hibernation

coma

deep hibernation

nesting

resting

Translations

hibernation

hibernación

ibernazione

Winterschlaf

hibernação

letargo

Hibernation

Überwinterung

hivernació

hibernació

سبات شتوي

χειμερία νάρκη

winterslaap

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌhaɪ.bəːˈneɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

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