hibernation

== English == === Alternative forms === hybernation (obsolete) === Etymology === From Latin hibernātus, from hibernō, from hībernus (“winter”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌhaɪ.bəːˈneɪ.ʃən/, [ˌhaɪ.bəːˈneɪ.ʃn̩] (General American) IPA(key): /ˌhaɪ.bəɹˈneɪ.ʃən/, [ˌhaɪ.bɚˈneɪ.ʃn̩] Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === hibernation (countable and uncountable, plural hibernations) (biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter. Coordinate term: aestivation (summer inactivity) (biology, sleep, space science) A hypothetical state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in humans during long space flights. (computing) 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. Synonym: suspension to disk Coordinate terms: sleep mode, standby, suspension to memory ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== hibernate ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== torpor == French == === Etymology === From hiberner +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.bɛʁ.na.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === hibernation f (plural hibernations) hibernation ==== Related terms ==== hivernage === Further reading === “hibernation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012