English Explanatory Dictionary

deep sleep

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see deep, sleep.
  2. stage 3 of non-rapid eye movement sleep
  3. Artificially induced hibernation in humans for the purpose of long distance space travel.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

deep sleep deep sleeps

Synonyms

slow-wave sleep cataphor
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