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The calm before, during, and instead of a storm.
means A state of being still or dormant — quietly at rest rather than active, like a system or feeling that has gone silent for now.
from From Latin quiescere, 'to become quiet or rest,' built on quies, 'quiet, repose' — the same root that gives English 'quiet' and 'requiem.' The -escence ending (also seen in 'effervescence' or 'convalescence') marks a process of becoming, so quiescence literally names the act of settling into stillness, not just the stillness itself.
- etymology
- from Latin quiescere, to rest
- biology use
- cells pausing division without dying
- chess term
- search ends when position stops changing wildly
- not sleep
- stillness while fully awake and alert