quiesce

Thân thiện

The audience quiesces as the speaker steps onto the stage.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To become quiet or quieter; to fall silent: The primary meaning of "quiesce" is to transition into a state of quietness, stillness, or inactivity. It often implies a process of settling down or becoming calm.

Usage

• "Quiesce" is a formal and somewhat technical verb. It is commonly used in computing contexts to describe a process or system entering a dormant, inactive, or stable state. In general use, it describes a person or group becoming silent or still.
• It is an intransitive verb, meaning it does not take a direct object (e.g., ).

Examples

• Verb:
  • The noisy classroom began to quiesce as the teacher entered.
  • After the initial surge of data, the network traffic will quiesce.
  • The protestors eventually quiesced, allowing the negotiations to begin.

Advanced Usage

• In Computing: To bring a system or application to a stable, consistent state, often in preparation for a backup, update, or shutdown.
  • The database must quiesce before the snapshot is taken.
• Figurative Use: To describe the subsiding of emotions, activity, or conflict.
  • His anger finally quiesced after a long walk.

Variants and Related Words

• Quiescent (adj): In a state or period of inactivity, dormancy, or quiet.
  • The volcano has been quiescent for decades.
• Quiescence (n): The state or quality of being quiescent; stillness, inactivity.
  • The quiescence of the forest at dawn was profound.

Synonyms

• Become quiet
• Subside
• Abate
• Lull
• Hush

Antonyms

• Activate
• Agitate
• Disturb
• Provoke

Related Phrases

• To quiesce into silence: To gradually become completely silent.
  • The audience quiesced into silence as the conductor raised his baton.

Học thuật

Verb

1. become quiet or quieter
   • The audience fell silent when the speaker entered

Từ đồng nghĩa

• quieten
• hush
• quiet
• quiet down
• pipe down