break-off vs quiescence

break-off

noun
  • A break, discontinuance, or interruption 

  • That which breaks off, or is broken off 

  • The first shot in a game of snooker or other cue-game 

verb
  • To play the first shot in a game of snooker 

quiescence

noun
  • The action of bringing something to rest or making it quiescent; the action of coming to rest or to a quiescent state. 

  • The state of being quiescent; dormancy. 

  • Being at rest, quiet, still, inactive or motionless. 

  • 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 period when a cell is in a term of no growth and no division. 

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