Aestivation vs. Hibernation

Aestivationnoun

(biology) A state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation.

Aestivationnoun

(botany) The arrangement (vernation) of the parts of a flower inside a bud; prefloration.

Aestivationnoun

(obsolete) The spending or passing of a summer.

Aestivationnoun

The state of torpidity induced by the heat and dryness of summer, as in certain snails; - opposed to hibernation.

Aestivationnoun

The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration.

Aestivationnoun

(zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period

Aestivationnoun

(botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens

Aestivation

Aestivation (Latin: aestas (summer); also spelled estivation in American English) is a state of animal dormancy, similar to hibernation, although taking place in the summer rather than the winter. Aestivation is characterized by inactivity and a lowered metabolic rate, that is entered in response to high temperatures and arid conditions.

Hibernationnoun

(biology) A state of inactivity and metabolic depression in animals during winter.

Hibernationnoun

(computing) A standby state which conserves power without losing the contents of memory.

Hibernationnoun

(space) A state of minimum power consumption

Hibernationnoun

The act or state of hibernating.

Hibernationnoun

the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter

Hibernationnoun

cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals

Hibernationnoun

the act of retiring into inactivity;

Hibernation

Hibernation is a state of minimal activity and metabolic depression. Hibernation is a seasonal heterothermy characterized by low body-temperature, slow breathing and heart-rate, and low metabolic rate.