Definitions for torpor
ˈtɔr pərtor·por

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. torpor, torpiditynoun

   a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility

   "he fell into a deep torpor"

2. listlessness, torpidity, torpidness, torpornoun

   inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. torpornoun

   Being inactive or stuporous.

2. torpornoun

   A state of apathy or lethargy.

3. Etymology: From torpor, from torpere

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TORPORnoun

   Dulness; numbness; inability to move; dulness of sensation.

   Etymology: Latin.

   Motion discusses the torpor of solid bodies, which, beside their motion of gravity, have in them a natural appetite not to move at all. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist. №. 763.

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1. torpor

   Torpor is a state of decreased physiological activity in an animal, usually characterized by reduced body temperature and metabolic rate. This state allows animals to survive periods of reduced food availability or cold temperatures. It can last from a few hours to a few months, depending on the animal and the circumstances.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Torpornoun

   loss of motion, or of the motion; a state of inactivity with partial or total insensibility; numbness

2. Torpornoun

   dullness; sluggishness; inactivity; as, a torpor of the mental faculties

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Torpor

   Torpor is a state of decreased physiological activity in an animal, usually by a reduced body temperature and rate of metabolism. Torpor is used to enable animals to survive periods of reduced food availability. A torpor bout can refer to the period of time a hibernator spends at low body temperature, and last 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'. Animals that undergo daily torpor include birds, and some mammals, including many marsupial species, rodent species such as mice, and bats. During the active part of their day, animals that undergo daily torpor maintain normal body temperature and activity levels, but their metabolic rate and body temperature drops during a portion of the day to conserve energy. Torpor is often used to help animals survive during periods of colder temperatures, as it allows the organism to save the amount of energy that would normally be used to maintain a high body temperature. Some animals seasonally go into long periods of reduced body temperature, metabolic rate and inactivity made up of multiple torpor bouts known as hibernation if it occurs during winter, or aestivation if it occurs during the summer. Daily torpor, on the other hand, is not seasonally dependent and can be an important part of energy conservation at any time of year.

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1. portor

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of torpor in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of torpor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of torpor in a Sentence

1. William Cobbett:

   Nothing is so well calculated to produce a death-like torpor in the country as an extended system of taxation and a great national debt.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=torpor
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Torpor
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=torpor
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/torpor
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=torpor