transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdȯr-mənt ]
adjective
Etymology: Middle English, fixed, stationary, from Anglo-French, from present participle of dormir to sleep, from Latin dormire; akin to Sanskrit drāti he sleeps
Date: circa 1500
1. : represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws
2. : marked by a suspension of activity: as
a. : temporarily devoid of external activity
a dormant volcano
b. : temporarily in abeyance yet capable of being activated
3.
a. : asleep , inactive
b. : having the faculties suspended : sluggish
c. : having biological activity suspended: as
(1) : being in a state of suspended animation
(2) : not actively growing but protected (as by bud scales) from the environment — used of plant parts
4. : associated with, carried out, or applied during a period of dormancy
dormant grafting
Synonyms: see latent