Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A period of sleep that lasts up to a few seconds, usually experienced by people who have narcolepsy or are severely deprived of sleep.
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- noun A brief period of
sleep , usually of a fewseconds , that may result fromsleep deprivation or various medical conditions.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Even a half-second response delay suggests a lapse into sleepiness, known as a microsleep.
NYT > Home Page By MAGGIE JONES 2011
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Driving while sleep deprived, increases the risk of having a 'microsleep' and losing control of your vehicle**.
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Driving while sleep deprived, increases the risk of having a 'microsleep' and losing control of your vehicle
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Driving while sleep deprived, increases the risk of having a 'microsleep' and losing control of your vehicle
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Driving while sleep deprived, increases the risk of having a 'microsleep' and losing control of your vehicle**.
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That combined with several other factors may have triggered "microsleep," causing her to miss the red light.
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The National Sleep Foundation also cautions that a lack of sleep creates the possibility of falling into a 3-4 second microsleep without realizing it.
Russell Rosenberg, Ph.D: Is Your School Bus Driver a Risk to Your Children? Ph.D Russell Rosenberg 2012
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The National Sleep Foundation also cautions that a lack of sleep creates the possibility of falling into a 3-4 second microsleep without realizing it.
Russell Rosenberg, Ph.D: Is Your School Bus Driver a Risk to Your Children? Ph.D Russell Rosenberg 2012
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The National Sleep Foundation also cautions that a lack of sleep creates the possibility of falling into a 3-4 second microsleep without realizing it.
Russell Rosenberg, Ph.D: Is Your School Bus Driver a Risk to Your Children? Ph.D Russell Rosenberg 2012
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The National Sleep Foundation also cautions that a lack of sleep creates the possibility of falling into a 3-4 second microsleep without realizing it.
Russell Rosenberg, Ph.D: Is Your School Bus Driver a Risk to Your Children? Ph.D Russell Rosenberg 2012
whichbe commented on the word microsleep
A lapse from wakefulness into sleep that lasts just a few seconds.
May 13, 2008