English-Thai Dictionary

dormant

ADJ ซึ่ง หยุด การเจริญเติบโต ชั่วคราว  ซึ่ง หยุด กิจกรรม ชั่วคราว  inactive potential resting sueng-yud-kan-ja-roen-toeb-tol-chua-krao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DORMANT

a.[L., to sleep. ] 1. Sleeping; hence, at rest; not in action; as dormant passions.
2. Being in a sleeping posture; as the lion dormant, in heraldry.
3. Neglected; not used; as a dormant title; dormant privileges.
4. Concealed; not divulged; private. [Unusual. ]
5. Leaning; inclining; not perpendicular; as a dormant window, supposed to be so called form a beam of that name. This is now written dormer or dormar.

 

DORMANT

n.A beam; a sleeper.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DORMANT

Dor "mant, a. Etym: [F., p. pr. of dormir to sleep, from L. dormire;cf. Gr. dra, OSlav. dr. ]

 

1. Sleeping; as, a dormant animal; hence, not in action or exercise; quiescent; at rest; in abeyance; not disclosed, asserted, or insisted on; as, dormant passions; dormant claims or titles. It is by lying dormant a long time, or being. .. very rarely exercised, that arbitrary power steals upon a people. Burke.

 

2. (Her. )

 

Defn: In a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant; -- distinguished from couchant. Dormant partner (Com. ), a partner who takes no share in the active business of a company or partnership, but is entitled to a share of the profits, and subject to a share in losses; --called also sleeping or silent partner. -- Dormant window (Arch. ), a dormer window. See Dormer. -- Table dormant, a stationary table. [Obs. ] Chaucer.

 

DORMANT

Dor "mant, n. Etym: [See Dormant, a.] (Arch. )

 

Defn: A large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of the other timbers rest or " sleep. " Arch. Pub. Soc. -- Called also dormant tree, dorman tree, dormond, and dormer. Halliwell.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

dormant

dor mant |ˈdôrmənt ˈdɔrmənt | ▶adjective (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 . • (of a plant or bud ) alive but not actively growing. • (of a volcano ) temporarily inactive. • (of a disease ) causing no symptoms but not cured and liable to recur. • [ usu. postpositive ] Heraldry (of an animal ) depicted lying with its head on its paws. DERIVATIVES dor man cy noun 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. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

dormant

dor |mant |ˈdɔːm (ə )nt | ▶adjective (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 . • (of a plant or bud ) alive but not actively growing. • (of a volcano ) temporarily inactive. • (of a disease ) causing no symptoms but not cured and liable to recur. • [ usu. postpositive ] Heraldry (of an animal ) depicted lying with its head on its paws. DERIVATIVES dormancy noun 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 ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

dormant

dormant adjective the tubers lie dormant in the soil until spring: asleep, sleeping, resting; inactive, passive, inert, latent, quiescent. ANTONYMS awake, active. WORD TOOLKIT See latent . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

dormant

dormant adjective the bacteria may lie dormant in the bird | a dormant company is entitled to exemption from auditing: asleep, sleeping, slumbering, resting, reposing, drowsing, comatose, supine; inactive, passive, inert, latent, fallow, quiescent, inoperative, stagnant, sluggish, lethargic, torpid, motionless, immobile; Zoology aestivating. ANTONYMS awake, active. WORD TOOLKIT dormant See latent . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

French Dictionary

dormant

dormant , ante adj. adjectif Stagnant. : De l ’eau dormante.

 

dormant

dormant Anglicisme pour traverse (de chemin de fer ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

dormant

dor mant /dɔ́ː r mənt /形容詞 1 (活動 )休止 (状態 )の ; 〈動物などが 〉冬眠中の ; 〈植物などが 〉休眠中 [状態 ]の, 発育休止中の ▸ lie dormant 活動休止状態でいる, 休眠している 2 〈才能などが 〉眠っている, 未開発の .3 〈火山などが 〉活動停止中の ▸ a dormant volcano 休火山 4 〈ウイルスなどが 〉 (活動を )休止している .5 〈会 組織などが 〉一時休止 [閉会 ]中の .