torpid - Meaning in Tamil

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torpid - Meaning in Tamil

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Definitions and Meaning of torpid in English

torpid adjective

1. slow and apathetic

   Synonyms

   inert, sluggish, soggy

   Examples

   • "a mind grown torpid in old age"
   • "a sluggish worker"
   • "she was fat and inert"
2. in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

   Synonyms

   dormant, hibernating

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   Examples

   • "a hibernating bear"
   • "dormant buds"
   • "torpid frogs"

Description

Torpor is a state of decreased physiological activity in an animal, usually marked by a reduced body temperature and metabolic rate. Torpor enables animals to survive periods of reduced food availability. The term "torpor" can refer to the time a hibernator spends at low body temperature, lasting days to weeks, or it can refer to a period of low body temperature and metabolism lasting less than 24 hours, as in "daily torpor".

Also see "Torpor" on Wikipedia

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