quiescent Meaning, Definition & Usage

adjective satellite not active or activated
- the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation
adjective satellite marked by a state of tranquil repose
- the quiescent melancholy of the town
adjective satellite being quiet or still or inactive
adjective satellite (pathology) causing no symptoms
- a quiescent tumor

L. quiescens, -entis, p. pr. of quiescere: cf. F. quiescent. See Quiesce.

Being in a state of repose; at rest; still; not moving; as, a quiescent body or fluid.
Not ruffed with passion; unagitated; not in action; not excited; quiet; dormant; resting.
In times of national security, the feeling of patriotism . . . is so quiescent that it seems hardly to exist. Prof. Wilson.
(Gram.) Not sounded; silent; as, y is quiescent in "day" and "say."