Torpor

  • 41torpor — n 1. inactivity, inertia, stagnation, supineness, Archaic. lentitude, (in the Middle East) kef; life lessness, inanimateness, inanimation, deadness. 2. dormancy, dormience, latency; sleepiness, slumber, drowsiness, doziness, somnolence. 3.… …

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  • 42torpor — tor·por …

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  • 43torpor — n. a state of sluggishness and diminished responsiveness: a characteristic of certain mental disorders and a symptom of certain forms of poisoning or metabolic disorder …

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  • 44torpor — UK [ˈtɔː(r)pə(r)] / US [ˈtɔrpər] noun [uncountable] formal the state of not having much energy or enthusiasm …

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  • 45torpor — tor•por [[t]ˈtɔr pər[/t]] n. 1) sluggish inactivity or inertia 2) lethargic indifference; apathy 3) a state of suspended physical powers and activities 4) anb dormancy, as of a hibernating animal • Etymology: 1600–10; < L: numbness =torp(ēre)… …

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  • 46torpor — /ˈtɔpə / (say tawpuh) noun 1. a state of suspended physical powers and activities. 2. sluggish inactivity or inertia. 3. dormancy, as of a hibernating animal. 4. lethargic dullness or indifference; apathy. {Latin: numbness} …

  • 47torpor — n. torpidity. Derivatives: torporific adj. Etymology: L f. torpere be sluggish …

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  • 48torpor retinae — a condition in which the retina is excited to action only by stimuli of considerable luminous power …

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  • 49Evening in Torpor — Infobox Album Name = Evening in Torpor Type = studio Longtype = Artist = The Ashtrays (uncredited on LP or sleeve) Cover size = Caption = Released = 1988 Recorded = 1981, Fredonia State College: Fredonia, NY Genre = Experimental Length = 28:47… …

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  • 50Вялость, Инертность (Torpor) — состояние пассивности и замедленной реакции на окружающие раздражители. Характерно для некоторых психических заболеваний; кроме того, наблюдается при некоторых отравлениях или нарушениях обмена веществ. Источник: Медицинский словарь …

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