- torpor
- tor|por [ `tɔrpər ] noun uncount FORMALthe state of not having much energy or enthusiasm
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Torpor — is a (usually short term) state of decreased physiological activity in an animal, usually characterized by a reduced body temperature and rate of metabolism. Animals that go through torpor include birds (even tiny hummingbirds) notably… … Wikipedia
Torpor — Tor por, n. [L., from torpere, to be torpid.] [1913 Webster] 1. Loss of motion, or of the motion; a state of inactivity with partial or total insensibility; numbness. [1913 Webster] 2. Dullness; sluggishness; inactivity; as, a torpor of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
torpor — (n.) c.1600, from L. torpor numbness, from torpere be numb, from PIE root *ster stiff (Cf. O.C.S. trupeti, Lith. tirpstu to become rigid; Gk. stereos solid; O.E. steorfan to die; see STERILE (Cf … Etymology dictionary
Torpor — (Torpidĭtas, lat.), 1) krankhaft verminderte Erregbarkeit u. Beweglichkeit, selbst bis zur Betäubung aufgehobene u. unvollkommene Perception der Reize; 2) Trägheit od. Schwäche überhaupt … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Tórpor — (lat., Torpidität), Gefühl , Reizlosigkeit … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
torpor — 1. estado de inactividad mental o física. 2. ausencia o lentitud de respuesta a un estímulo. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 … Diccionario médico
torpor — index inaction, inertia, languor, sloth Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
TORPOR — fatalis quidam, et omnia invitô animô, segnibus membris, agenda, inter mala prodigia, memoratur Claudiano, de Cerere, amissâ Proserpina, l. 3. de Raptu, v. 137. Haec ubi; digreditur Templis, sed nulla ruenti Mobilitas, tardos queritur non ire… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
TORPOR — TORPOR, торпор, или сопор (sopor), глубокое угнетение сознания, наблюдаемое при многих тяжелых заболеваниях на высоте болезнен «35 68<S ного процесса. Торпорозное состояние близко I к коматозному, отличаясь от последнего тем, что при нем … Большая медицинская энциклопедия
torpor — |ô| s. m. 1. Estado tórpido de alguma parte do corpo. 2. [Figurado] Inação do espírito. 3. Indiferença … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
torpor — tȍrpor m DEFINICIJA 1. a. pat. stanje smanjene aktivnosti i osjetljivosti tijela b. psih. stanje u kojem je intelektualna aktivnost usporena 2. pren. klima, atmosfera pasivnosti i neaktivnosti ETIMOLOGIJA vidi torpidan … Hrvatski jezični portal
