01 a. Being in a state of repose; at rest; still; not moving; as, a quiescent body or fluid.
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Being in a state of repose; at rest; still; not moving; as, a quiescent body or fluid.
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Not ruffed with passion; unagitated; not in action; not excited; quiet; dormant; resting.“In times of national security, the feeling of patriotism . . . is so quiescent that it seems hardly to exist.” — Prof. Wilson.
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Not sounded; silent; as, y is quiescent in “day” and “say.”(Gram.)