Dictionary

hibernation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ˌhaɪ.bəːˈneɪ.ʃn̩] (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌhaɪ.bəɹˈneɪ.ʃən/ (General-American)
• [ˌhaɪ.bɚˈneɪ.ʃn̩] (General-American)
• /ˌhaɪ.bəːˈneɪ.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, qualifier:sleep, uncountable) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.
   • The bears come out of hibernation in March.
   • The bears are in hibernation.
2. (countable, qualifier:sleep, uncountable) A hypothetical state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in humans during long space flights.
3. (countable, uncountable) 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.

Forms

Coordinates

aestivation · standby · sleep mode · suspension to memory

Deriveds

semihibernation · prehibernation · semi-hibernation · hibernational

Relateds

torpor · hibernate

Synonyms

suspension to disk

Translations (86)

eo letargo ((biology, space) hypothetical state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in humans) · fi talvihorros ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · mk хибернација ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · fy wintersliep ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · uk гіберна́ція ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · uk зимова́ спля́чка ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · ru спя́чка ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · he תַּרְדֵּמָה ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · bg зи́мен сън ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · hu téli álom ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · ko 겨울잠 ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · fa خواب زمستانی ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · sh зимски сан ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · sl hibernacija ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · ca hibernació ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · pl hibernacja ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · ro hibernare ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · uk зимо́ва спля́чка ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · pl hibernacja ((biology, space) hypothetical state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in humans) · eo sezona letargo ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · pt hibernação ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · pl sen zimowy ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · bg хиберна́ция ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · ms hibernasi ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · ar إِسْبَات ((computing) standby state which conserves power) · sk hibernácia ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · cmn 冬眠 ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · nn dvale ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · sh хиберна́ција ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · es hibernación ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · ar إِسْبَات ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · mi moe makariri ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · sv vinterdvala ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · ka გამოზამთრება ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · it ibernazione ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · fi horros ((biology, space) hypothetical state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in humans) · de Ruhezustand ((computing) standby state which conserves power) · sv hibernation ((biology, space) hypothetical state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in humans) · sv viloläge ((computing) standby state which conserves power) · el χειμερία νάρκη ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · cs hibernace ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · da hi ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · be спя́чка ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · fi horros ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · ka ძილქუში ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · de Winterschlaf ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · da dvale ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · fr hibernation ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · sv dvala ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · tr kış uykusu ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · sl zimsko spanje ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · uk спля́чка ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · bg зиму́ване ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · ja 冬眠 ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · nb dvale ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · ka ზამთრის ძილი ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · sk zimný spánok ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · ko 동면 ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · sv vintersömn ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · ka ზამთრის ძილქუშში ყოფნა ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · pl hibernacja ((computing) standby state which conserves power) · ru гиберна́ция ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · sv hibernation ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · fi talviuni ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · ka ზამთრის ძილქუში ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · fi horrostila ((computing) standby state which conserves power) · ka ზამთრის ძილში გატარება ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · vo nifüpaslip ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · hy ձմեռային քուն ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · fr hibernation ((computing) standby state which conserves power) · cs zimní spánek ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · sh hibernácija ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · gd cadal-geamhraidh ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · nl hibernatie ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · be зімо́вая спя́чка ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · pdt Wintaschlop ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · cy gaeafgysgu ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · de Hibernation ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · ka ჰიბერნაცია ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · sh zimski san ((biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter) · eo letargo ((computing) standby state which conserves power) · 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