hibernation
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hibernation
- /ˌhaɪ.bəːˈneɪ.ʃən/ UK
- [ˌhaɪ.bəːˈneɪ.ʃn̩] UK
- /ˌhaɪ.bəɹˈneɪ.ʃən/ US
- [ˌhaɪ.bɚˈneɪ.ʃn̩] US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Latin hībernātus, from hībernō, from hībernus (“wintry, of or pertaining to winter”).
noun hibernations · hybernation
- A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter. The bears are in hibernation.
- A hypothetical state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in humans during long space flights.
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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.
Similar: suspension to disk
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cold, wintering, overwintering, winter, sleep, sleeping, hibernacula, aestivation, lethargus, hypersleep, anabiosis, slumber, latency, quiescence, drowse, torpor
Translations
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noun (biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
| Español | hibernación, aletargamiento, sueño invernal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 겨울잠 gyeouljam, 동면 dongmyeon |
| 日本語 | 冬眠 tōmin |
| 中文 | 冬眠 dōngmián |
| Português | hibernação |
| Français | hibernation |
| Deutsch | Winterschlaf, Hibernation |
| Italiano | ibernazione |
| Ελληνικά | χειμερία νάρκη cheimería nárki |
| Română | hibernare |
| Русский | зи́мняя спя́чка zímnjaja spjáčka, гиберна́ция gibernácija, спя́чка spjáčka |
| العربية | إِسْبَات ʔisbāt |
| עברית | תַּרְדֵּמָה tardemá |
noun (computing) standby state which conserves power
| Français | hibernation |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Ruhezustand |
| العربية | إِسْبَات ʔisbāt |
Talk about this word "hibernation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hibernation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hibernation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hibernation "hibernation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hibernation.Cite this
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title = {hibernation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hibernation},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
