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[v] become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" |
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QUIESCE is a 7 letter word that starts with Q. |
| | Synonyms: | | hush, pipe down, quiet, quiet down, quieten |
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| | Antonyms: | | louden |
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| | See Also: | | change intensity |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Qui*esce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quiesced}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Quiescing}.] [L. quiescere, akin to quies rest,
quiet. See {Quiet}, a. & n.]
To be silent, as a letter; to have no sound. --M. Stuart.
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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | To render quiescent, i.e. temporarily inactive or disabled. For example to quiesce a device (such as a digital modem). It is also a system command in MAX TNT software which is used to "Temporarily disable a modem or DS0 channel". Also used as an adjective, in the expression "quiesce time". |
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