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In natural English speech, "torpor" appears in contexts such as: "Now we at least have a path in front of us, a research path that we know could lead there. Torpor is the actual state in which our metabolism - the energy we use - drops to a minimum, so it is a suspended animation state. Many episodes of torpor, one after the other, interrupted by a brief, very brief arousal, that's what makes hibernation.". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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Now we at least have a path in front of us, a research path that we know could lead there.

Torpor is the actual state in which our metabolism - the energy we use - drops to a minimum, so it is a suspended animation state.

Many episodes of torpor, one after the other, interrupted by a brief, very brief arousal, that's what makes hibernation.

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noun

A state of being inactive or stuporous.

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A state of apathy or lethargy.

“She knew that she was the cause of her husband's utter ruin; and she strung herself to bear the consequences. The reproaches which agony extorted; or worse, cureless, uncomplaining depression, when his mind was sunk in a torpor, not the less painful because it was silent and moveless.”

Synonyms:lethargy sluggishness languor torpidity

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