different between brumal vs hibernate

English

Etymology

From Latin br?m?lis (“of or pertaining to the winter solstice; wintry”), from br?ma (“the winter solstice; winter”), which is a contraction of *brevima (“the shortest (day)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?u?m?l/

Adjective

brumal (comparative more brumal, superlative most brumal)

1. Belonging to winter; winterlike; wintry.
2. Occurring in winter.

Related terms

• brumate
• brume
• brumous

Translations

Anagrams

• Labrum, labrum, lumbar, umbral

French

Adjective

brumal (feminine singular brumale, masculine plural brumaux, feminine plural brumales)

1. brumal

English

Alternative forms

• hivernate, hybernate (both obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin h?bern?tus, from h?bern?re, from h?bernus (“winter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ha?b??ne?t/

Verb

hibernate (third-person singular simple present hibernates, present participle hibernating, simple past and past participle hibernated)

1. (intransitive, biology) To spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body-temperature, slow breathing and heart-rate, and low metabolic rate; to go through a winter sleep.

2. (intransitive) To live in seclusion.
3. (intransitive, computing) To enter a standby state which conserves power without losing the contents of memory.
   • 2001, Microsoft Corp, Use Hibernate and Standby to Conserve Batteries

     Your computer hibernates after it has been idle for the specified amount of time.

Antonyms

• aestivate, estivate

Related terms

• hibernal
• hibernation
• hibernator

Translations

See also

• oversummer
• overwinter

Anagrams

• breathe in, inbreathe

Latin

Verb

h?bern?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of h?bern?