Meanings
nounhibernation (countable and uncountable, plural hibernations)
plural hibernations · alternative obsolete hybernation
- countableuncountablesleepbiologyA state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.
The bears are in hibernation.
1 more example
The bears come out of hibernation in March.
- countableuncountablesleep; space; sleep; spacebiologyA hypothetical state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in humans during long space flights.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
Similar
suspension to disk
Origin
- Latinhībernātus
- Englishhibernation
From Latin hībernātus, from hībernō, from hībernus (“wintry, of or pertaining to winter”).
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Arabic إِسْبَات, إِسْبَات
- إِسْبَات (ʔisbāt)(computing) standby state which conserves power
- إِسْبَات (ʔisbāt)(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
Bulgarian зиму́ване, зи́мен сън
- зиму́ване (zimúvane)(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
- зи́мен сън (zímen săn)(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
- хиберна́ция (hibernácija)(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
Catalan hibernació
- hibernació(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
Chinese Mandarin 冬眠
- 冬眠 (dōngmián)(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
Czech zimní spánek, hibernace
- zimní spánek(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
- hibernace(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
Danish hi, dvale
- hi(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
- dvale(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
Dutch winterslaap, hibernatie
- winterslaap(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
- hibernatie(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
Esperanto letargo, sezona letargo
- letargo(computing) standby state which conserves power
- sezona letargo(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
- letargo(biology, space) hypothetical state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in humans
Finnish horrostila, talvihorros
- horrostila(computing) standby state which conserves power
- talvihorros(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
- horros(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
- talviuni(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
- horros(biology, space) hypothetical state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in humans
French hibernation, hibernation
- hibernation(computing) standby state which conserves power
- hibernation(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
German Ruhezustand, Winterschlaf
- Ruhezustand(computing) standby state which conserves power
- Winterschlaf(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
- Hibernation(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
Greek χειμερία νάρκη
- χειμερία νάρκη (cheimería nárki)(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
Hebrew תַּרְדֵּמָה
- תַּרְדֵּמָה (tardemá)(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
Hungarian téli álom
- téli álom(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
Italian ibernazione
- ibernazione(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
Japanese 冬眠
- 冬眠 (tōmin)(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
Korean 겨울잠, 동면
- 겨울잠 (gyeouljam)(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
- 동면 (dongmyeon)(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
Malay hibernasi
- hibernasi(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
Māori moe makariri
- moe makariri(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
Norwegian Bokmål dvale
- dvale(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
Persian خواب زمستانی
- خواب زمستانی (xâb-e zemestâni)(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
Polish hibernacja, sen zimowy
- hibernacja(computing) standby state which conserves power
- sen zimowy(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
- hibernacja(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
- hibernacja(biology, space) hypothetical state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in humans
Portuguese hibernação
- hibernação(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
Romanian hibernare
- hibernare(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
Russian зи́мняя спя́чка, гиберна́ция
- зи́мняя спя́чка (zímnjaja spjáčka)(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
- гиберна́ция (gibernácija)(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
- спя́чка (spjáčka)(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
Scottish Gaelic cadal-geamhraidh
- cadal-geamhraidh(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
Slovak zimný spánok, hibernácia
- zimný spánok(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
- hibernácia(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
Spanish hibernación, aletargamiento
- hibernación(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
- aletargamiento(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
- sueño invernal(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
Swedish viloläge, vintersömn
- viloläge(computing) standby state which conserves power
- vintersömn(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
- vinterdvala(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
- dvala(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
- hibernation(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
- hibernation(biology, space) hypothetical state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in humans
Turkish kış uykusu
- kış uykusu(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
Ukrainian спля́чка, гіберна́ція
- спля́чка (spljáčka)(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
- гіберна́ція (hibernácija)(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
- зимо́ва спля́чка (zymóva spljáčka)(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
- зимова́ спля́чка (zymová spljáčka)(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
Welsh gaeafgysgu
- gaeafgysgu(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with hibernation
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APA
hibernation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hibernation
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“hibernation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hibernation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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