how to pronounce quiescence

/kwiˈɛs.əns/

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quiescence is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of quiescence

noun:

The state of being quiescent; dormancy.
In insects, a temporary slowing down of metabolism and development in response to adverse environmental conditions, which, unlike diapause, does not involve physiological changes.
The action of bringing something to rest or making it quiescent; the action of coming to rest or to a quiescent state.
Being at rest, quiet, still, inactive or motionless.
The period when a cell is in a term of no growth and no division.

quiescence frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word quiescence occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics quiescence can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that quiescence can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;