REST PERIOD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rest period mean? 

• REST PERIOD (noun)
  The noun REST PERIOD has 1 sense:

1. a pause for relaxation

  Familiarity information: REST PERIOD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REST PERIOD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pause for relaxation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Synonyms:

relief; respite; rest; rest period

Context example:

people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests

Hypernyms ("rest period" is a kind of...):

break; intermission; interruption; pause; suspension (a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rest period"):

breath; breather; breathing place; breathing space; breathing spell; breathing time (a short respite)

 Context examples 

Among the findings, scientists documented how mice on a diet reduced their eating to a very short time period and were unexpectedly active during the day — the normal rest period for the nocturnal animals.

(Eating at 'Wrong Time' Affects Body Weight, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)