- dormant
- In mine warfare, the state of a mine during which a time delay feature in a mine prevents it from being actuated.
Military dictionary. 2000.
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dormant — dormant, ante [ dɔrmɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. et n. m. • XIIe; de dormir 1 ♦ Rare Qui dort. ⇒ endormi. « Elle est là, dormante, dans ses propres ténèbres abandonnée, dans sa magnificence » (Duras). Blas. Animal dormant. ♢ Fig. Passions dormantes. ⇒ latent.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
dormant — I adjective abeyant, asleep, at rest, becalmed, deactivated, hibernating, iacere, in abeyance, in suspense, inactive, inert, inoperative, latent, passive, quiescent, quiet, resting, sleeping, slumbering, smoldering, static, still, suspended,… … Law dictionary
dormant — dormant, ante (dor man, man t ) adj. 1° Qui dort. La belle au bois dormant, Titre d un conte de fée. Terme de blason. Animal dormant, animal placé dans l attitude du sommeil. Poétiquement, tranquille, où l on dort bien. • Trouvez le moi … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
dormant — dor‧mant [ˈdɔːmənt ǁ ˈdɔːr ] adjective something that is dormant has not been active for a long time, although it may become active in the future: • The project lay dormant for two years until we found a co sponsor. • Someone tampered with IBM… … Financial and business terms
dormant — DORMANT, ANTE. adj. Qui dort. Il est aussi substantif, et ne se dit que Des Martyrs qu on appelle Les sept Dormans. [b]f♛/b] On appelle Eau dormante, De l eau qui ne coule point; Verre dormant, châssis dormant, Un châssis, un verre qui ne s ouvre … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
dormant — Dormant, [dorm]ante. adj. v. Qui dort. Un homme dormant ne fait point de mal. les sept dormants. Il se dit figur. Des choses qui sont de nature à se mouvoir, ou qui sont faites ordinairement pour estre mües, & qui neanmoins demeurent arrestées en … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Dormant — Dor mant, n. [See {Dormant}, a.] (Arch.) 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dormant — means lacking activity. It can refer to: Dormancy in an organism s life cycle Dormant volcano, a volcano that is inactive but may become active in the future Dormant (heraldry), in heraldry, signifying a sleeping animal with head resting upon… … Wikipedia
dormant — late 14c., fixed in place, from O.Fr. dormant (12c.), prp. of dormir to sleep, from L. dormire to sleep, from PIE root *drem to sleep (Cf. O.C.S. dremati to sleep, doze, Gk. edrathon I slept, Skt. drati sleeps ). Meaning … Etymology dictionary
dormant — [dôr′mənt] adj. [ME < OFr prp. of dormir < LL dormire < IE base * dre , to sleep > Sans ni dra, sleep] 1. sleeping 2. as if asleep; quiet; still 3. inoperative; inactive 4. Biol. a) torpid in winter; in a state of suspended animation … English World dictionary
Dormant — (frz. spr. áng), schlafend; als Substantiv: Tafelaufsatz … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
