1. lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid:
The lecturer's sudden shout woke the dormant audience.
2. in a state of rest or inactivity; inoperative; in abeyance:
The project is dormant for the time being.
lay largely dormant until the 1980s
3. Biology. in a state of minimal metabolic activity with cessation ofgrowth, either as a reaction to adverse conditions or as part of anorganism's normal annual rhythm.
4. undisclosed; unasserted:
dormant musical talent.
5. (of a volcano) not erupting.
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The lecturer's sudden shout woke the dormant audience.
2. in a state of rest or inactivity; inoperative; in abeyance:
The project is dormant for the time being.
lay largely dormant until the 1980s
3. Biology. in a state of minimal metabolic activity with cessation ofgrowth, either as a reaction to adverse conditions or as part of anorganism's normal annual rhythm.
4. undisclosed; unasserted:
dormant musical talent.
5. (of a volcano) not erupting.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dormant
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