Adjective: quiescent kwee'e-sunt or kwI'e-sunt
- Being quiet, still or inactive
"The volcano had been quiescent for centuries";
- sleeping
- Not active or activated
"the quiescent level of centimetre wave-length solar radiation"
- Marked by a state of tranquil repose
"the quiescent melancholy of the town"
- (pathology) causing no symptoms
"a quiescent tumour"
See also: dormant, inactive, quiet
Encyclopedia: Quiescent