hibernation

CEFRB2

/ˌhaɪ.bəːˈneɪ.ʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A long winter sleep entered by some animals.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A hypothetical state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in humans during long space flights.

Examples

  • Four months later, Tom emerged from his self imposed hibernation.

  • He should be put into hibernation!

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A standby state which conserves power by writing the contents of the memory to disk and completely power off the computer, in order that one will resume the session from the disk.

  2. A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.

More examples

In context

  • She should be put into hibernation!

  • The bears come out of hibernation in March.

  • The bears are in hibernation.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Latin hībernātus, from hībernō, from hībernus (“wintry, of or pertaining to winter”).