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Definition of Dormant

Dormant
Partner Part"ner, n. [For parcener, influenced by part.] 1. One who has a part in anything with an other; a partaker; an associate; a sharer. ``Partner of his fortune.' --Shak. Hence: (a) A husband or a wife. (b) Either one of a couple who dance together. (c) One who shares as a member of a partnership in the management, or in the gains and losses, of a business. My other self, the partner of my life. --Milton. 2. (Law) An associate in any business or occupation; a member of a partnership. See Partnership. 3. pl. (Naut.) A framework of heavy timber surrounding an opening in a deck, to strengthen it for the support of a mast, pump, capstan, or the like. Dormant, or Silent, partner. See under Dormant, a. Syn: Associate; colleague; coadjutor; confederate; partaker; participator; companion; comrade; mate.
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Dormant Dor"mant, a. [F., p. pr. of dormir to sleep, from L. dormire; cf. Gr. ?, Skr. dr[=a], OSlav. dr?mati.] 1. Sleeping; as, a dormant animal; hence, not in action or exercise; quiescent; at rest; in abeyance; not disclosed, asserted, or insisted on; as, dormant passions; dormant claims or titles. It is by lying dormant a long time, or being . . . very rarely exercised, that arbitrary power steals upon a people. --Burke. 2. (Her.) In a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant; -- distinguished from couchant. Dormant partner (Com.), a partner who takes no share in the active business of a company or partnership, but is entitled to a share of the profits, and subject to a share in losses; -- called also sleeping or silent partner. Dormant window (Arch.), a dormer window. See Dormer. Table dormant, a stationary table. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Dormant Dor"mant, n. [See Dormant, a.] (Arch.) A large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of the other timbers rest or `` sleep.' --Arch. Pub. Soc. -- Called also dormant tree, dorman tree, dormond, and dormer. --Halliwell.

Meaning of Dormant from wikipedia

- Look up dormant in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dormant, "sleeping", may refer to: Dormancy in an organism's life cycle Dormant volcano, a volcano...
- Dormancy is a period in an organism's life cycle when growth, development, and (in animals) physical activity are temporarily stopped. This minimizes metabolic...
- Seed dormancy is an evolutionary adaptation that prevents seeds from germinating during unsuitable ecological conditions that would typically lead to a...
- defined as either active, dormant or extinct. Active volcanoes have a recent history of volcanism and are likely to erupt again, dormant ones have not erupted...
- A dormant company is a company that carries out no business activities in the given period of time. In the United Kingdom, a dormant company is a company...
- Dormant Heart is the fourth full-length album released by British heavy metal band Sylosis. It was released on 12 January 2015 in United Kingdom, 13 January...
- Sleeping Beauty (French: La Belle au bois dormant, or The Beauty Sleeping in the Wood; German: Dornröschen, or Little Briar Rose), also titled in English...
- A dormant commission is a commission in a Commonwealth realm that lies dormant or sleeping until a particular event triggers it. Historically, a dormant...
- Dormant Beauty (Italian: Bella addormentata) is a 2012 Italian drama film directed by Marco Bellocchio and starring Toni Servillo and Isabelle Huppert...
- Dormancy is a stage in cancer progression where the cells cease dividing but survive in a quiescent state while waiting for appropriate environmental conditions...