Hypertext Webster Gateway: "quiescent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Quiescent \Qui*es"cent\, a. [L. quiescens, -entis, p. pr. of
quiescere: cf. F. quiescent. See {Quiesce}.]
1. Being in a state of repose; at rest; still; not moving;
as, a quiescent body or fluid.
2. 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.
3. (Gram.) Not sounded; silent; as, y is quiescent in ``day''
and ``say.''
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Quiescent \Qui*es"cent\, n. (Gram.)
A silent letter. --M. Stuart.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
quiescent
adj 1: not active or activated; "the quiescent level of centimeter
wave-length solar radiation"
2: marked by a state of tranquil repose; "the quiescent
melancholy of the town"
3: being quiet or still or inactive
4: causing no symptoms; "a quiescent tumor"
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