hibernation
/ˌhaɪ.bəːˈneɪ.ʃən/US/ˌhaɪ.bəɹˈneɪ.ʃən/
hibernation noun: a state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.
Noun
hibernation (countable and uncountable, plural hibernations)
- A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.
- The bears are in hibernation.
- The bears come out of hibernation in March.
- A hypothetical state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in humans during long space flights.
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- suspension to disk
hibernation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
hibernation in Hindi
- शीतनिद्रा, हाइबरनेशन
hibernation in Tamil
- அறிதுயில், குளிர்கால ஒடுக்கம், பனிக்கால உறக்கம், நீளுறக்கம், சொறிதுயில் நீள்தூக்கநிலை, இமைப்பு உறக்கம்
hibernation in Marathi
- सुप्तावस्था
hibernation in Urdu
- ہائبرنیشن
More languagesFewer languages
- hibernation in Bengali
- হাইবারনেশন
- hibernation in Malayalam
- ഹൈബർനേഷൻ
- hibernation in Kannada
- ಚಳಿಗಾಲದ ನಿದ್ದೆ, ಶಿಶಿರ ಸುಪ್ತಿ, ಚಳಿನಿದ್ದೆ, ಶಿಶಿರಸುಪ್ತಿ
- hibernation in Punjabi
- ਹਾਈਬਰਨੇਸ਼ਨ, ਹਾਇਬਰਨੇਸ਼ਨ, ਹਾਈਬਰਨੈਸ਼ਨ
- hibernation in Nepali
- हाइबरनेसन, हाइबरनेशन
- hibernation in Arabic
- إِسْبَات ʔisbāt
- hibernation in Malay
- hibernasi
- hibernation in Persian
- خواب زمستانی xâb-e zemestâni
Synonyms of hibernation
- suspension to disk
Forms of hibernation
| plural | hibernations |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | hybernation |
Origin of hibernation
From Latin hībernātus, from hībernō, from hībernus (“wintry, of or pertaining to winter”).
Words formed from hibernation
- hibernational
- prehibernation
- semi-hibernation
- semihibernation
Words that rhyme with hibernation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about hibernation
- What does hibernation mean?
- Hibernation means a state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.
- What is hibernation in Hindi?
- Hibernation in Hindi is शीतनिद्रा, हाइबरनेशन. See Hibernation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is hibernation?
- Hibernation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hibernation?
- Hibernation is pronounced /ˌhaɪ.bəːˈneɪ.ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of hibernation?
- The plural of hibernation is hibernations.
Words near hibernation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hibernation (page history and authors); hibernation (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hibernation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hibernation (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hibernation (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hibernation (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hibernation (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hibernation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hibernation (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hibernation (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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