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rest·ing
(rĕs′tĭng)adj.
1. Occurring during a state of inactivity: a resting pulse.
2. Biology In a temporary phase of not growing, dividing, or being active: the resting brain; resting spores.
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resting
(ˈrɛstɪŋ)adj
1. not moving or working; at rest
2. (Theatre) euphemistic (of an actor) out of work
3. (Botany) (esp of plant spores) undergoing a period of dormancy before germination
4. (Biology) (of cells) not undergoing mitosis
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resting
- lotus position - Sitting with the feet resting on the thighs.
- resting - A kind adjective for "between acting jobs."
- superincumbent - Means "on the surface of" or "lying or resting upon."
- couchant - Describing a cat sitting with its body resting on its legs and its head raised.
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Translations
resting
a. inactivo-a, en reposo, en estado de descanso.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
resting
adj en reposo; — heart rate frecuencia cardíaca en reposoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.