different between hibernation vs brumate

English

Alternative forms

• hybernation (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?ha?.b???ne?.??n/, [?ha?.b???ne?.?n?]
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ha?.b???ne?.??n/, [?ha?.b??ne?.?n?]
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

hibernation (countable and uncountable, plural hibernations)

1. (biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.

   Coordinate term: aestivation (summer inactivity)

2. (biology, sleep, space science) A hypothetical state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in humans during long space flights.
3. (computing) A standby state which conserves power by writing the contents of the memory to disk and completely power off the computer, in order that one will resume the session from the disk.

   Synonym: suspension to disk

   Coordinate terms: sleep mode, standby, suspension to memory

See also

• torpor

Related terms

• hibernate

Translations

French

Pronunciation

Noun

hibernation f (plural hibernations)

1. hibernation (all senses)

English

Verb

brumate (third-person singular simple present brumates, present participle brumating, simple past and past participle brumated)

1. (zoology) To be in a lethargic state, somewhat analogous to hibernation but not the same. Commonly found in reptiles and in some other animal species, such as bears.

   My snake is starting to brumate.

Derived terms

• brumation

Related terms

• brumal
• brume
• brumous

Anagrams

• Baumert, umbrate