Definition of dormant in English:

dormant

adjective ˈdɔːm(ə)ntˈdɔrmənt

1(of an animal) having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; in or as if in a deep sleep.
dormant butterflies
figurative the event evoked memories that she would rather had lain dormant
Example sentencesExamples
- Some tumors will grow to a certain size and become relatively dormant.
- But more money will be added to it from the dormant accounts next April.
- In 1996 the log shafts had been replaced by concrete caissons, but the mine was essentially dormant.
- The offence remained relatively dormant throughout the third quarter and only gained one point through a punt.
- The case had been long dormant for years.
- Your true ancestry did not disappear, though it lay dormant for many years.
- Anthrax spores have been known to persist dormant in the soil for up to 80 years.
- If not, however, he's definitely tapped into powers that have been long dormant in design.
- "There is an estimated €10m to €40m in dormant insurance accounts.
- His previously dormant malicious side has surfaced again, and it's turned the public off.
- He goes where a largely dormant press has not.
- The ankle socks are also adding a colourful touch to the otherwise dormant school uniforms.
- Granted his psychotic illness was largely dormant at the time, but he did have a major diagnosis.
- For decades the old garden had lain dormant and almost forgotten as many others of that period often do.
- Meanwhile, much brighter prospects sit dormant, with no one able to give them any attention.
- She knew the dangers of getting involved again, but her body had been too long dormant.
- She stated that 200 million lay in banks in dormant accounts that were closed recently.
- The labs closed, the cities grew, and the altered DNA lay dormant.
- A club which had lain dormant for a decade and more has been rekindled.
- Her otherwise dormant light side was also evident in her slightly awkward, nearly omnipresent smile.
Synonyms
asleep, sleeping, slumbering, resting, reposing, drowsing, comatose, supine
1. 1.1 (of a plant or bud) alive but not actively growing.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Place them in a dark, cool cellar where they will dry out and become dormant.
  The plant sets fruit between July and September and it becomes dormant in early October.
  We're working with prairie here; if it's dry, the plants go dormant.
  Keeping it in a frozen state is actually good because the bulbs remain dormant for a longer period of time.
  All plants go dormant during the winter, but evergreens keep their foliage.
  Seeds of winter annuals are often dormant at maturity.
  Once fire was reintroduced, the dormant seeds germinated and grew on the newly revitalized habitat.
  As long as they are dormant, buds can survive the lowest subzero temperatures of winter.
  Growing potato tubers or freshly harvested mature tubers have a dormant apical bud.
  Species tulips are dormant in the summer and prefer dry soil then.
  So long as those auxin signals move out from the growing tips, few - if any - of the dormant buds on the plant will open up and begin to grow.
  The following method can be used to determine if dormant wheat plants are alive and likely to resume active growth in the spring.
  Avoid fertilizing during very hot weather, when many grass lawns are essentially dormant.
  Following dispersal from the parent plant, seeds are dormant.
  When established plants go dormant in midsummer, you can divide them.
  If planting in the fall when dormant, cut back existing roots to about three inches.
  Allow it to dry out and go dormant in late summer.
  Most gardeners buy dormant tubers, which are easier to grow than seed and less expensive than blooming plants.
  Substantial phytase activity was found both in embryonic axes and cotyledons of dormant hazel seeds.
  Feed herbs once a week when plants are actively growing, but not when dormant.
  Synonyms
  asleep, sleeping, slumbering, resting, reposing, drowsing, comatose, supine
2. 1.2 (of a volcano) temporarily inactive.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The next day the hiking group drove south to Tongariro, a national park with a couple of dormant volcanoes, to do the tramp.
  It's there in the white-clad high priest presiding in the temple at the summit of a dormant volcano.
  Many likened the situation to a dormant volcano that may erupt violently if matters are left unresolved.
  Formed from a now dormant volcano, the island is incredibly beautiful with craggy peaks and lush vegetation sloping down to the clear waters of the Indian Ocean.
  Fuji is a Japan's highest mountain with a dormant volcano, which most recently erupted in 1708.
  Now, you may remember how Mount St. Helens became active last year after it was dormant for decades.
  One could liken it to a dormant volcano, asleep for now but all the while bubbling with life beneath the surface; ready to erupt at any time.
  At least there was an escape route, just in case I felt the dormant volcano erupting.
  In contemporary cricket, one force reckoned to be a dormant volcano is erupting now.
  Haleakala, the dormant volcano reaching to 10,023 feet, is home to ‘Science City’, a research facility and observatory.
  The summit of dormant volcano Mauna Kea is home to the world's largest astronomical observatory and most powerful telescope.
  There are many places to go beyond the beach, most obviously the lunar landscape of the dormant volcano Teide, but also the mysterious Pyramids of Guimar.
  These could be courses in the bottom of dormant volcanoes, on isolated islands, or atop unfathomably high mountaintops.
  It's pretty low with no big hills just a few small and long dormant volcanos.
  Formed by similar mountain-building forces, both islands have dormant volcanoes in their central regions.
  My goal was the summit of Mount Baker, a dormant, snow-covered volcano.
  As Mount St. Helen showed in 1980, even supposedly dormant volcanoes sometimes blow and drift eastward.
  Running down each side of the valley are mountain peaks dotted with dormant volcanoes.
  But he noted that other parts of the world have plenty of dormant volcanoes, including France and Germany.
  Synonyms
  asleep, sleeping, slumbering, resting, reposing, drowsing, comatose, supine
3. 1.3 (of a disease) causing no symptoms but not cured and liable to recur.
  the disease may remain dormant and undetected until transmitted to other fish
  Example sentencesExamples
  TB is a slowly progressing but entirely treatable condition which can lay dormant for months.
  "Renal disease tends to lie dormant and often symptoms don't become apparent until it's too late, " he warned.
  TB is a condition which progresses slowly and can lay dormant for months.
  Because such diseases can lie dormant for 40 years before symptoms appear, many more cases are expected to surface.
  She said there had been no other cases reported but the disease could lie dormant for several days before producing symptoms.
  Diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure and cirrhosis of the liver seem to predispose the activation to disease of the otherwise dormant latent infection.
  Within a few months her dormant atopic eczema had flared, and she was treated at a local clinic.
  Other viruses lie dormant for decades to come out in different ways.
  Symptoms can lie dormant for 70 years and there is no cure for virtually all cases of mesothelioma, which affects the lining of the lung.
  However, some time is required to treat dormant diseases such as chronic asthma and diabetes.
  Tubercle bacilli can remain dormant for years before producing active disease.
  It can lie dormant for decades before any of its symptoms manifest themselves.
  But it is estimated that it could be responsible for 10,000 deaths a year by 2020, as symptoms lie dormant for decades.
  Here the enzyme lays dormant until non-toxic drugs, called prodrugs, are given.
  Granted his psychotic illness was largely dormant at the time, but he did have a major diagnosis.
  The virus may lie dormant for years before symptoms appear.
  This happens because the virus lies dormant in local nerves until reactivated by factors such as stress or menstruation.
  But although symptoms can lie dormant for 70 years, on average incurable mesothelioma takes between 10 and 30 years to develop.
  Recent research has indicated that the disease can lie dormant for up to 40 years before symptoms show.
  Anthrax, a serious wasting disease, can lie dormant for many years so the risk still exists.
  Synonyms
  asleep, sleeping, slumbering, resting, reposing, drowsing, comatose, supine
4. 1.4Heraldry usually postpositive (of an animal) depicted lying with its head on its paws.

Derivatives

dormancy

noun ˈdɔːm(ə)nsiˈdɔrmənsi

An old and unconquered fear murmurs and shifts in its sleep, and I'm tiptoeing round it for fear of rousing it from dormancy.
Example sentencesExamples
- The holly bush is said to be considered a symbol of the continuation of life because it remains green during winter dormancy.
- It is important to provide a fertile, well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil, a sunny site and a cold period of dormancy.
- At the end of two years' research when all tests had proved satisfactory the project fell into a state of dormancy.
- In some cases deciduous trees will react by dropping their leaves and going into dormancy to conserve moisture.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the senses 'fixed in position' and 'latent'): from Old French, 'sleeping', present participle of dormir, from Latin dormire 'to sleep'.

Rhymes

informant

Definition of dormant in US English:

dormant

adjectiveˈdɔrməntˈdôrmənt

1(of an animal) having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; in or as if in a deep sleep.
dormant butterflies
figurative the event evoked memories that she would rather had lain dormant
Example sentencesExamples
- Anthrax spores have been known to persist dormant in the soil for up to 80 years.
- A club which had lain dormant for a decade and more has been rekindled.
- Granted his psychotic illness was largely dormant at the time, but he did have a major diagnosis.
- But more money will be added to it from the dormant accounts next April.
- His previously dormant malicious side has surfaced again, and it's turned the public off.
- If not, however, he's definitely tapped into powers that have been long dormant in design.
- She knew the dangers of getting involved again, but her body had been too long dormant.
- Your true ancestry did not disappear, though it lay dormant for many years.
- The ankle socks are also adding a colourful touch to the otherwise dormant school uniforms.
- Meanwhile, much brighter prospects sit dormant, with no one able to give them any attention.
- He goes where a largely dormant press has not.
- For decades the old garden had lain dormant and almost forgotten as many others of that period often do.
- The labs closed, the cities grew, and the altered DNA lay dormant.
- Her otherwise dormant light side was also evident in her slightly awkward, nearly omnipresent smile.
- She stated that 200 million lay in banks in dormant accounts that were closed recently.
- "There is an estimated €10m to €40m in dormant insurance accounts.
- The offence remained relatively dormant throughout the third quarter and only gained one point through a punt.
- The case had been long dormant for years.
- Some tumors will grow to a certain size and become relatively dormant.
- In 1996 the log shafts had been replaced by concrete caissons, but the mine was essentially dormant.
Synonyms
asleep, sleeping, slumbering, resting, reposing, drowsing, comatose, supine
1. 1.1 (of a plant or bud) alive but not actively growing.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Keeping it in a frozen state is actually good because the bulbs remain dormant for a longer period of time.
  Following dispersal from the parent plant, seeds are dormant.
  Substantial phytase activity was found both in embryonic axes and cotyledons of dormant hazel seeds.
  The following method can be used to determine if dormant wheat plants are alive and likely to resume active growth in the spring.
  All plants go dormant during the winter, but evergreens keep their foliage.
  When established plants go dormant in midsummer, you can divide them.
  Allow it to dry out and go dormant in late summer.
  Seeds of winter annuals are often dormant at maturity.
  Species tulips are dormant in the summer and prefer dry soil then.
  Place them in a dark, cool cellar where they will dry out and become dormant.
  As long as they are dormant, buds can survive the lowest subzero temperatures of winter.
  We're working with prairie here; if it's dry, the plants go dormant.
  Once fire was reintroduced, the dormant seeds germinated and grew on the newly revitalized habitat.
  The plant sets fruit between July and September and it becomes dormant in early October.
  Most gardeners buy dormant tubers, which are easier to grow than seed and less expensive than blooming plants.
  So long as those auxin signals move out from the growing tips, few - if any - of the dormant buds on the plant will open up and begin to grow.
  Growing potato tubers or freshly harvested mature tubers have a dormant apical bud.
  Feed herbs once a week when plants are actively growing, but not when dormant.
  Avoid fertilizing during very hot weather, when many grass lawns are essentially dormant.
  If planting in the fall when dormant, cut back existing roots to about three inches.
  Synonyms
  asleep, sleeping, slumbering, resting, reposing, drowsing, comatose, supine
2. 1.2 (of a volcano) temporarily inactive.
  Example sentencesExamples
  It's pretty low with no big hills just a few small and long dormant volcanos.
  It's there in the white-clad high priest presiding in the temple at the summit of a dormant volcano.
  My goal was the summit of Mount Baker, a dormant, snow-covered volcano.
  The next day the hiking group drove south to Tongariro, a national park with a couple of dormant volcanoes, to do the tramp.
  At least there was an escape route, just in case I felt the dormant volcano erupting.
  There are many places to go beyond the beach, most obviously the lunar landscape of the dormant volcano Teide, but also the mysterious Pyramids of Guimar.
  Fuji is a Japan's highest mountain with a dormant volcano, which most recently erupted in 1708.
  Formed from a now dormant volcano, the island is incredibly beautiful with craggy peaks and lush vegetation sloping down to the clear waters of the Indian Ocean.
  The summit of dormant volcano Mauna Kea is home to the world's largest astronomical observatory and most powerful telescope.
  One could liken it to a dormant volcano, asleep for now but all the while bubbling with life beneath the surface; ready to erupt at any time.
  As Mount St. Helen showed in 1980, even supposedly dormant volcanoes sometimes blow and drift eastward.
  In contemporary cricket, one force reckoned to be a dormant volcano is erupting now.
  Haleakala, the dormant volcano reaching to 10,023 feet, is home to ‘Science City’, a research facility and observatory.
  Formed by similar mountain-building forces, both islands have dormant volcanoes in their central regions.
  Running down each side of the valley are mountain peaks dotted with dormant volcanoes.
  These could be courses in the bottom of dormant volcanoes, on isolated islands, or atop unfathomably high mountaintops.
  But he noted that other parts of the world have plenty of dormant volcanoes, including France and Germany.
  Now, you may remember how Mount St. Helens became active last year after it was dormant for decades.
  Many likened the situation to a dormant volcano that may erupt violently if matters are left unresolved.
  Synonyms
  asleep, sleeping, slumbering, resting, reposing, drowsing, comatose, supine
3. 1.3 (of a disease) causing no symptoms but not cured and liable to recur.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Because such diseases can lie dormant for 40 years before symptoms appear, many more cases are expected to surface.
  Tubercle bacilli can remain dormant for years before producing active disease.
  The virus may lie dormant for years before symptoms appear.
  Other viruses lie dormant for decades to come out in different ways.
  Anthrax, a serious wasting disease, can lie dormant for many years so the risk still exists.
  Granted his psychotic illness was largely dormant at the time, but he did have a major diagnosis.
  But although symptoms can lie dormant for 70 years, on average incurable mesothelioma takes between 10 and 30 years to develop.
  This happens because the virus lies dormant in local nerves until reactivated by factors such as stress or menstruation.
  However, some time is required to treat dormant diseases such as chronic asthma and diabetes.
  Here the enzyme lays dormant until non-toxic drugs, called prodrugs, are given.
  Within a few months her dormant atopic eczema had flared, and she was treated at a local clinic.
  Diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure and cirrhosis of the liver seem to predispose the activation to disease of the otherwise dormant latent infection.
  TB is a slowly progressing but entirely treatable condition which can lay dormant for months.
  It can lie dormant for decades before any of its symptoms manifest themselves.
  But it is estimated that it could be responsible for 10,000 deaths a year by 2020, as symptoms lie dormant for decades.
  "Renal disease tends to lie dormant and often symptoms don't become apparent until it's too late, " he warned.
  Symptoms can lie dormant for 70 years and there is no cure for virtually all cases of mesothelioma, which affects the lining of the lung.
  TB is a condition which progresses slowly and can lay dormant for months.
  Recent research has indicated that the disease can lie dormant for up to 40 years before symptoms show.
  She said there had been no other cases reported but the disease could lie dormant for several days before producing symptoms.
  Synonyms
  asleep, sleeping, slumbering, resting, reposing, drowsing, comatose, supine
4. 1.4Heraldry usually postpositive (of an animal) depicted lying with its head on its paws.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the senses ‘fixed in position’ and ‘latent’): from Old French, ‘sleeping’, present participle of dormir, from Latin dormire ‘to sleep’.

单词	dormant
释义	Definition of dormant in English: dormant adjective ˈdɔːm(ə)ntˈdɔrmənt 1(of an animal) having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; in or as if in a deep sleep. dormant butterflies figurative the event evoked memories that she would rather had lain dormant Example sentencesExamples Some tumors will grow to a certain size and become relatively dormant. But more money will be added to it from the dormant accounts next April. In 1996 the log shafts had been replaced by concrete caissons, but the mine was essentially dormant. The offence remained relatively dormant throughout the third quarter and only gained one point through a punt. The case had been long dormant for years. Your true ancestry did not disappear, though it lay dormant for many years. Anthrax spores have been known to persist dormant in the soil for up to 80 years. If not, however, he's definitely tapped into powers that have been long dormant in design. "There is an estimated €10m to €40m in dormant insurance accounts. His previously dormant malicious side has surfaced again, and it's turned the public off. He goes where a largely dormant press has not. The ankle socks are also adding a colourful touch to the otherwise dormant school uniforms. Granted his psychotic illness was largely dormant at the time, but he did have a major diagnosis. For decades the old garden had lain dormant and almost forgotten as many others of that period often do. Meanwhile, much brighter prospects sit dormant, with no one able to give them any attention. She knew the dangers of getting involved again, but her body had been too long dormant. She stated that 200 million lay in banks in dormant accounts that were closed recently. The labs closed, the cities grew, and the altered DNA lay dormant. A club which had lain dormant for a decade and more has been rekindled. Her otherwise dormant light side was also evident in her slightly awkward, nearly omnipresent smile. Synonyms asleep, sleeping, slumbering, resting, reposing, drowsing, comatose, supine 1.1 (of a plant or bud) alive but not actively growing. Example sentencesExamples Place them in a dark, cool cellar where they will dry out and become dormant. The plant sets fruit between July and September and it becomes dormant in early October. We're working with prairie here; if it's dry, the plants go dormant. Keeping it in a frozen state is actually good because the bulbs remain dormant for a longer period of time. All plants go dormant during the winter, but evergreens keep their foliage. Seeds of winter annuals are often dormant at maturity. Once fire was reintroduced, the dormant seeds germinated and grew on the newly revitalized habitat. As long as they are dormant, buds can survive the lowest subzero temperatures of winter. Growing potato tubers or freshly harvested mature tubers have a dormant apical bud. Species tulips are dormant in the summer and prefer dry soil then. So long as those auxin signals move out from the growing tips, few - if any - of the dormant buds on the plant will open up and begin to grow. The following method can be used to determine if dormant wheat plants are alive and likely to resume active growth in the spring. Avoid fertilizing during very hot weather, when many grass lawns are essentially dormant. Following dispersal from the parent plant, seeds are dormant. When established plants go dormant in midsummer, you can divide them. If planting in the fall when dormant, cut back existing roots to about three inches. Allow it to dry out and go dormant in late summer. Most gardeners buy dormant tubers, which are easier to grow than seed and less expensive than blooming plants. Substantial phytase activity was found both in embryonic axes and cotyledons of dormant hazel seeds. Feed herbs once a week when plants are actively growing, but not when dormant. Synonyms asleep, sleeping, slumbering, resting, reposing, drowsing, comatose, supine 1.2 (of a volcano) temporarily inactive. Example sentencesExamples The next day the hiking group drove south to Tongariro, a national park with a couple of dormant volcanoes, to do the tramp. It's there in the white-clad high priest presiding in the temple at the summit of a dormant volcano. Many likened the situation to a dormant volcano that may erupt violently if matters are left unresolved. Formed from a now dormant volcano, the island is incredibly beautiful with craggy peaks and lush vegetation sloping down to the clear waters of the Indian Ocean. Fuji is a Japan's highest mountain with a dormant volcano, which most recently erupted in 1708. Now, you may remember how Mount St. Helens became active last year after it was dormant for decades. One could liken it to a dormant volcano, asleep for now but all the while bubbling with life beneath the surface; ready to erupt at any time. At least there was an escape route, just in case I felt the dormant volcano erupting. In contemporary cricket, one force reckoned to be a dormant volcano is erupting now. Haleakala, the dormant volcano reaching to 10,023 feet, is home to ‘Science City’, a research facility and observatory. The summit of dormant volcano Mauna Kea is home to the world's largest astronomical observatory and most powerful telescope. There are many places to go beyond the beach, most obviously the lunar landscape of the dormant volcano Teide, but also the mysterious Pyramids of Guimar. These could be courses in the bottom of dormant volcanoes, on isolated islands, or atop unfathomably high mountaintops. It's pretty low with no big hills just a few small and long dormant volcanos. Formed by similar mountain-building forces, both islands have dormant volcanoes in their central regions. My goal was the summit of Mount Baker, a dormant, snow-covered volcano. As Mount St. Helen showed in 1980, even supposedly dormant volcanoes sometimes blow and drift eastward. Running down each side of the valley are mountain peaks dotted with dormant volcanoes. But he noted that other parts of the world have plenty of dormant volcanoes, including France and Germany. Synonyms asleep, sleeping, slumbering, resting, reposing, drowsing, comatose, supine 1.3 (of a disease) causing no symptoms but not cured and liable to recur. the disease may remain dormant and undetected until transmitted to other fish Example sentencesExamples TB is a slowly progressing but entirely treatable condition which can lay dormant for months. "Renal disease tends to lie dormant and often symptoms don't become apparent until it's too late, " he warned. TB is a condition which progresses slowly and can lay dormant for months. Because such diseases can lie dormant for 40 years before symptoms appear, many more cases are expected to surface. She said there had been no other cases reported but the disease could lie dormant for several days before producing symptoms. Diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure and cirrhosis of the liver seem to predispose the activation to disease of the otherwise dormant latent infection. Within a few months her dormant atopic eczema had flared, and she was treated at a local clinic. Other viruses lie dormant for decades to come out in different ways. Symptoms can lie dormant for 70 years and there is no cure for virtually all cases of mesothelioma, which affects the lining of the lung. However, some time is required to treat dormant diseases such as chronic asthma and diabetes. Tubercle bacilli can remain dormant for years before producing active disease. It can lie dormant for decades before any of its symptoms manifest themselves. But it is estimated that it could be responsible for 10,000 deaths a year by 2020, as symptoms lie dormant for decades. Here the enzyme lays dormant until non-toxic drugs, called prodrugs, are given. Granted his psychotic illness was largely dormant at the time, but he did have a major diagnosis. The virus may lie dormant for years before symptoms appear. This happens because the virus lies dormant in local nerves until reactivated by factors such as stress or menstruation. But although symptoms can lie dormant for 70 years, on average incurable mesothelioma takes between 10 and 30 years to develop. Recent research has indicated that the disease can lie dormant for up to 40 years before symptoms show. Anthrax, a serious wasting disease, can lie dormant for many years so the risk still exists. Synonyms asleep, sleeping, slumbering, resting, reposing, drowsing, comatose, supine 1.4Heraldry usually postpositive (of an animal) depicted lying with its head on its paws. Derivatives dormancy noun ˈdɔːm(ə)nsiˈdɔrmənsi An old and unconquered fear murmurs and shifts in its sleep, and I'm tiptoeing round it for fear of rousing it from dormancy. Example sentencesExamples The holly bush is said to be considered a symbol of the continuation of life because it remains green during winter dormancy. It is important to provide a fertile, well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil, a sunny site and a cold period of dormancy. At the end of two years' research when all tests had proved satisfactory the project fell into a state of dormancy. In some cases deciduous trees will react by dropping their leaves and going into dormancy to conserve moisture. Origin Late Middle English (in the senses 'fixed in position' and 'latent'): from Old French, 'sleeping', present participle of dormir, from Latin dormire 'to sleep'. Rhymes informant Definition of dormant in US English: dormant adjectiveˈdɔrməntˈdôrmənt 1(of an animal) having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; in or as if in a deep sleep. dormant butterflies figurative the event evoked memories that she would rather had lain dormant Example sentencesExamples Anthrax spores have been known to persist dormant in the soil for up to 80 years. A club which had lain dormant for a decade and more has been rekindled. Granted his psychotic illness was largely dormant at the time, but he did have a major diagnosis. But more money will be added to it from the dormant accounts next April. His previously dormant malicious side has surfaced again, and it's turned the public off. If not, however, he's definitely tapped into powers that have been long dormant in design. She knew the dangers of getting involved again, but her body had been too long dormant. Your true ancestry did not disappear, though it lay dormant for many years. The ankle socks are also adding a colourful touch to the otherwise dormant school uniforms. Meanwhile, much brighter prospects sit dormant, with no one able to give them any attention. He goes where a largely dormant press has not. For decades the old garden had lain dormant and almost forgotten as many others of that period often do. The labs closed, the cities grew, and the altered DNA lay dormant. Her otherwise dormant light side was also evident in her slightly awkward, nearly omnipresent smile. She stated that 200 million lay in banks in dormant accounts that were closed recently. "There is an estimated €10m to €40m in dormant insurance accounts. The offence remained relatively dormant throughout the third quarter and only gained one point through a punt. The case had been long dormant for years. Some tumors will grow to a certain size and become relatively dormant. In 1996 the log shafts had been replaced by concrete caissons, but the mine was essentially dormant. Synonyms asleep, sleeping, slumbering, resting, reposing, drowsing, comatose, supine 1.1 (of a plant or bud) alive but not actively growing. Example sentencesExamples Keeping it in a frozen state is actually good because the bulbs remain dormant for a longer period of time. Following dispersal from the parent plant, seeds are dormant. Substantial phytase activity was found both in embryonic axes and cotyledons of dormant hazel seeds. The following method can be used to determine if dormant wheat plants are alive and likely to resume active growth in the spring. All plants go dormant during the winter, but evergreens keep their foliage. When established plants go dormant in midsummer, you can divide them. Allow it to dry out and go dormant in late summer. Seeds of winter annuals are often dormant at maturity. Species tulips are dormant in the summer and prefer dry soil then. Place them in a dark, cool cellar where they will dry out and become dormant. As long as they are dormant, buds can survive the lowest subzero temperatures of winter. We're working with prairie here; if it's dry, the plants go dormant. Once fire was reintroduced, the dormant seeds germinated and grew on the newly revitalized habitat. The plant sets fruit between July and September and it becomes dormant in early October. Most gardeners buy dormant tubers, which are easier to grow than seed and less expensive than blooming plants. So long as those auxin signals move out from the growing tips, few - if any - of the dormant buds on the plant will open up and begin to grow. Growing potato tubers or freshly harvested mature tubers have a dormant apical bud. Feed herbs once a week when plants are actively growing, but not when dormant. Avoid fertilizing during very hot weather, when many grass lawns are essentially dormant. If planting in the fall when dormant, cut back existing roots to about three inches. Synonyms asleep, sleeping, slumbering, resting, reposing, drowsing, comatose, supine 1.2 (of a volcano) temporarily inactive. Example sentencesExamples It's pretty low with no big hills just a few small and long dormant volcanos. It's there in the white-clad high priest presiding in the temple at the summit of a dormant volcano. My goal was the summit of Mount Baker, a dormant, snow-covered volcano. The next day the hiking group drove south to Tongariro, a national park with a couple of dormant volcanoes, to do the tramp. At least there was an escape route, just in case I felt the dormant volcano erupting. There are many places to go beyond the beach, most obviously the lunar landscape of the dormant volcano Teide, but also the mysterious Pyramids of Guimar. Fuji is a Japan's highest mountain with a dormant volcano, which most recently erupted in 1708. Formed from a now dormant volcano, the island is incredibly beautiful with craggy peaks and lush vegetation sloping down to the clear waters of the Indian Ocean. The summit of dormant volcano Mauna Kea is home to the world's largest astronomical observatory and most powerful telescope. One could liken it to a dormant volcano, asleep for now but all the while bubbling with life beneath the surface; ready to erupt at any time. As Mount St. Helen showed in 1980, even supposedly dormant volcanoes sometimes blow and drift eastward. In contemporary cricket, one force reckoned to be a dormant volcano is erupting now. Haleakala, the dormant volcano reaching to 10,023 feet, is home to ‘Science City’, a research facility and observatory. Formed by similar mountain-building forces, both islands have dormant volcanoes in their central regions. Running down each side of the valley are mountain peaks dotted with dormant volcanoes. These could be courses in the bottom of dormant volcanoes, on isolated islands, or atop unfathomably high mountaintops. But he noted that other parts of the world have plenty of dormant volcanoes, including France and Germany. Now, you may remember how Mount St. Helens became active last year after it was dormant for decades. Many likened the situation to a dormant volcano that may erupt violently if matters are left unresolved. Synonyms asleep, sleeping, slumbering, resting, reposing, drowsing, comatose, supine 1.3 (of a disease) causing no symptoms but not cured and liable to recur. Example sentencesExamples Because such diseases can lie dormant for 40 years before symptoms appear, many more cases are expected to surface. Tubercle bacilli can remain dormant for years before producing active disease. The virus may lie dormant for years before symptoms appear. Other viruses lie dormant for decades to come out in different ways. Anthrax, a serious wasting disease, can lie dormant for many years so the risk still exists. Granted his psychotic illness was largely dormant at the time, but he did have a major diagnosis. But although symptoms can lie dormant for 70 years, on average incurable mesothelioma takes between 10 and 30 years to develop. This happens because the virus lies dormant in local nerves until reactivated by factors such as stress or menstruation. However, some time is required to treat dormant diseases such as chronic asthma and diabetes. Here the enzyme lays dormant until non-toxic drugs, called prodrugs, are given. Within a few months her dormant atopic eczema had flared, and she was treated at a local clinic. Diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure and cirrhosis of the liver seem to predispose the activation to disease of the otherwise dormant latent infection. TB is a slowly progressing but entirely treatable condition which can lay dormant for months. It can lie dormant for decades before any of its symptoms manifest themselves. But it is estimated that it could be responsible for 10,000 deaths a year by 2020, as symptoms lie dormant for decades. "Renal disease tends to lie dormant and often symptoms don't become apparent until it's too late, " he warned. Symptoms can lie dormant for 70 years and there is no cure for virtually all cases of mesothelioma, which affects the lining of the lung. TB is a condition which progresses slowly and can lay dormant for months. Recent research has indicated that the disease can lie dormant for up to 40 years before symptoms show. She said there had been no other cases reported but the disease could lie dormant for several days before producing symptoms. Synonyms asleep, sleeping, slumbering, resting, reposing, drowsing, comatose, supine 1.4Heraldry usually postpositive (of an animal) depicted lying with its head on its paws. Origin Late Middle English (in the senses ‘fixed in position’ and ‘latent’): from Old French, ‘sleeping’, present participle of dormir, from Latin dormire ‘to sleep’.
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