quiescent period

[kwē′es·ənt ¦pir·ē·əd]

(communications)

Resting period, or the period between pulse transmissions.

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The reason for the long quiescent period in the LMC remains a complete mystery.

May 1992

During this quiescent period, the diminished power, pressure, flux and magnetic flux of the solar wind allowed GCRs and SEPs to more readily interact with objects they encountered - particularly bodies such as our moon, which has no atmosphere to shield the blow.

Cosmic rays modify chemistry of lunar ice

The nature of this quiescent period is unclear since Q is inactive during this period.

The Inhibition of short latency reflex linking the pretibial muscles to quadriceps motoneurones during stance to swing transition in humans

Later, it entered in to the second quiescent period which lasted for an average of 2.

Biological studies of coconut infesting mite- Dolichotertranychus cocos

Rather than having the user reconstruct an entire series of images at different phases within the cardiac cycle, this feature automatically locates the most quiescent period during that heartbeat and reconstructs an image of the heart at that point.

Cardiovascular disease in women

Maybe we go through a long quiescent period, but then we'll have a triggering device, and we see that racism hasn't gone away.

L.A. BLACKS SAY RACISM RAISING ITS HEAD AGAIN

Females undergo a quiescent period between clutches.

Reproductive cycle of the spotted sand lizard, Meroles suborbitalis (Squamata: Lacertidae) from South Africa

A bimodal reproductive pattern was apparent with a peak in gonadal development during the late spring-early summer months (45% ripe in May), followed by a quiescent period in the late summer-fall, and followed in turn by a minor peak during the winter months (21% ripe in December).

Reproductive pattern of the blood ark, anadara ovalis from the Northeast Coast of Florida

In the minimals, "muster" = gather in, corral, tame; "man-term inert" = a fallow or quiescent period for humans, especially farmers.

Crossing the seasons

We will refer to this hiatus as the quiescent period of CBA.

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The small amount of growth exhibited by evergreens during their quiescent period may be suppressed by radical pruning which, in removing most of the plant's leaves, eliminates the plant's ability to photosynthesize and manufacture sugar, its source of energy and nutrition.

GARDENING; USE CAUTION WHEN PRUNING THOSE WOODY SHRUBS

Surface geology appears as if it underwent a period of intense erosion followed by a long quiescent period.