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Hibernation definition

hībər-nāshən
An inactive state resembling deep sleep in which certain animals living in cold climates pass the winter. In hibernation, the body temperature is lowered and breathing and heart rates slow down. Hibernation protects the animal from cold and reduces the need for food during the season when food is scarce.
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(biology) A state of inactivity and metabolic depression in animals during winter.
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(computing) A standby state which conserves power without losing the contents of memory.
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(space science) To put a spacecraft in a state of minimum power consumption.
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Noun

Singular:
hibernation
Plural:
hibernations

Origin of hibernation

  • From Latin hibernatio.

    From Wiktionary

Hibernation Sentence Examples

  • There was little hibernation in the town often called the Switzerland of America.

  • For safety during hibernation and moulting, book-scorpions spin a small spherical cocoon.

  • The hibernation of these rodents is only partial, and confined to seasons of intense cold.

  • I just saw her come out of hibernation.

  • In Europe and North America the continued existence of species is ensured by the hibernation of impregnated females, or else the winter is passed in the egg or occasionally in the larval state.

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