"aestivation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌiːstɪˈveɪʃən/ Forms: aestivations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: Formed from Latin aestīvō, aestīvāre (“to spend or pass the summer in a place”), from aestīvus (“of or pertaining to summer”), from aestās (“summer”) + -īvus. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|aestīvō, aestīvāre|t=to spend or pass the summer in a place}} Latin aestīvō, aestīvāre (“to spend or pass the summer in a place”), {{suffix|la|aestās|īvus|nocat=1|t1=summer}} aestās (“summer”) + -īvus Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} aestivation (countable and uncountable, plural aestivations)
  1. (biology) A state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Related terms (inactivity): torpor Translations (state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer): 夏眠 (xiàmián) (Chinese Mandarin), estivaatio (Finnish), estivation [feminine] (French), ზაფხულის ძილი (zapxulis ʒili) (Georgian), Sommerschlaf [masculine] (German), θερινή νάρκη (theriní nárki) [feminine] (Greek), 夏眠 (kamin) (alt: かみん) (Japanese), estivação [feminine] (Portuguese), ле́тняя спя́чка (létnjaja spjáčka) [feminine] (Russian), эстива́ция (estivácija) [feminine] (Russian), estivación [feminine] (Spanish), hitüpaslip (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-aestivation-en-noun-1ONunuCZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Volapük translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 47 8 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 56 36 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 54 37 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 41 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 38 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 62 29 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 61 30 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 63 29 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 62 29 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 63 30 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 65 29 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 60 34 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 59 33 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 65 29 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 61 28 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 64 29 6 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'inactivity': 100 0 0 Disambiguation of 'state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer': 93 1 6
  2. (botany) The arrangement (vernation) of the parts of a flower inside a bud; prefloration. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Botany Translations (vernation of the parts of flower inside a bud; prefloration): silmuasento (Finnish), vernaatio (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-aestivation-en-noun-MSihJXT8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 47 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 41 12 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'vernation of the parts of flower inside a bud; prefloration': 6 91 2
  3. (obsolete) The spending or passing of a summer. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-aestivation-en-noun-0RrHkMMA Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 41 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: æstivation, estivation Related terms: aestivate

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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