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quiescent — quiescent, ente [ kjesɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1911; lat. quiescens, p. prés. de quiescere « se reposer » 1 ♦ Biol., méd. Se dit d un organe au repos ou d un processus temporairement arrêté dans son développement. 2 ♦ Ling. Se dit, dans certaines langues … Encyclopédie Universelle
Commentariolus — Titelseite des Wiener Manuskriptes Commentariolus (lateinisch für kleiner Kommentar) ist die Kurzbezeichnung eines erst 1877 wieder aufgefundenen Manuskriptes, dessen Text Nikolaus Kopernikus zugeschrieben wird. Es trägt den vollständigen Titel… … Deutsch Wikipedia
quiet — quiet1 quieter, n. quietly, adv. quietness, n. /kwuy it/, adj., quieter, quietest, v. adj. 1. making no noise or sound, esp. no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors. 2. free, or comparatively free, from noise: a quiet street … Universalium
Acquiesce — Ac qui*esce , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Acquiesced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acquiescing}] [L. acquiescere; ad + quiescere to be quiet, fr. quies rest: cf. F. acquiescer. See {Quiet}.] 1. To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Acquiesced — Acquiesce Ac qui*esce , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Acquiesced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acquiescing}] [L. acquiescere; ad + quiescere to be quiet, fr. quies rest: cf. F. acquiescer. See {Quiet}.] 1. To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Acquiescing — Acquiesce Ac qui*esce , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Acquiesced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acquiescing}] [L. acquiescere; ad + quiescere to be quiet, fr. quies rest: cf. F. acquiescer. See {Quiet}.] 1. To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coy — (koi), a. [OE. coi quiet, still, OF. coi, coit, fr.L. quietus quiet, p. p. of quiescere to rest, quie rest; prob. akin to E. while. See {While}, and cf. {Quiet}, {Quit}, {Quite}.] 1. Quiet; still. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Shrinking from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quiesce — Qui*esce , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quiesced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quiescing}.] [L. quiescere, akin to quies rest, quiet. See {Quiet}, a. & n.] To be silent, as a letter; to have no sound. M. Stuart. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quiesced — Quiesce Qui*esce , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quiesced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quiescing}.] [L. quiescere, akin to quies rest, quiet. See {Quiet}, a. & n.] To be silent, as a letter; to have no sound. M. Stuart. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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. [1913 Webster] 2. Not ruffed with passion; unagitated; not in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
