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The stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement (REM).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: paradoxical sleep
Antonyms: none provided
a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: paradoxical sleep, rapid eye movement sleep, rapid eye movement, REM
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sleep, slumber
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
vilkeuni
— stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement
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French:
sommeil paradoxal
— stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement
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Georgian:
REM ძილი
(REM ʒili)
— stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement
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Georgian:
სწრაფი ძილი
(sc̣rapi ʒili)
— stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement
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Georgian:
ძილი თვალების სწრაფი მოძრაობით
(ʒili tvalebis sc̣rapi moʒraobit)
— stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement
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Georgian:
თვალების სწრაფი მოძრაობის ძილი
(tvalebis sc̣rapi moʒraobis ʒili)
— stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement
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Georgian:
პარადოქსული ძილი
(ṗaradoksuli ʒili)
— stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement
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German:
REM-Schlaf
— stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement
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German:
REM-Phase
— stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement
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German:
paradoxer Schlaf
— stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement
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German:
desynchronisierter Schlaf
— stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement
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Greek:
ύπνος REM
(ýpnos REM)
— stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement
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Icelandic:
bliksvefn
— stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement
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Icelandic:
kviksvefn
— stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement
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Icelandic:
hrjúfur svefn
— stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement
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Polish:
faza REM
— stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement
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Russian:
фаза быстрого сна
(faza bystrovo sna)
— stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement
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Russian:
БДГ-фаза
(BDG-faza)
— stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement
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Russian:
REM-фаза
(REM-faza)
— stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement
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Swedish:
drömsömn
— stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement
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Swedish:
REM-sömn
— stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement
