hibernation

English

Alternative forms

hybernation (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin hibernātus, from hibernō, from hībernus (“winter”).

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

hibernation (countable and uncountable, plural hibernations)

(biology) A state of inactivity and metabolic depression in animals during winter.
(computing) A standby state which conserves power without losing the contents of memory.
(space science) A state of minimum power consumption

Antonyms

aestivation

Related terms

hibernate

Translations

state of inactivity during winter

Armenian: ձմեռում (hy) (jmeṙum)
Bulgarian: зимуване n (zimuvane), зимен сън m (zimen sǎn)
Catalan: hibernació (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 冬眠 (zh) (dōngmián)
Czech: zimní spánek (cs)
Dutch: winterslaap (nl) m
Esperanto: vintra dormo
Finnish: talvihorros (fi), horros (fi), talviuni (fi)
French: hibernation (fr) f
German: Winterschlaf (de) m
Greek: χειμερία νάρκη (el) f (cheimería nárki)
Hungarian: téli álom
Japanese: 冬眠 (とうみん, tōmin)

Malay: hibernasi
Norwegian:
Bokmål: dvale m

Nynorsk: dvale m
Polish: sen zimowy (pl) m
Portuguese: hibernação (pt) f
Russian: зи́мняя спя́чка (ru) f (zímnjaja spjáčka), гиберна́ция (ru) f (gibernácija)
Scottish Gaelic: cadal-geamhraidh m
Serbo-Croatian: zimski san
Spanish: hibernación (es) f, aletargamiento m, sueño invernal
Swedish: dvala (sv) c
Turkish: kış uykusu (tr)
Volapük: nifüpaslip
West Frisian: wintersliep

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

hibernation f (plural hibernations)

hibernation (all senses)

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