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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessommeil paradoxal
Pronunciation / Transliteration: som-ɛj pa-ʁa-dɔk-sal
"Le sommeil paradoxal est la phase où l'on rêve le plus."
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Another term for REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, characterized by an active brain state resembling wakefulness combined with profound muscle relaxation.
"During paradoxical sleep, the sleeper experiences vivid dreaming and high neural activity while skeletal muscles remain completely at rest."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the mid-20th century, combining the adjective paradoxical (derived from Greek paradoxon, meaning contrary to expectation) with the Old English noun sleep. The term was popularized in neurobiology and sleep research to describe the stage of sleep where the brain is highly active yet the body remains physically paralyzed.
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sommeil paradoxal
Transliteration: som-ɛj pa-ʁa-dɔk-sal
"Le sommeil paradoxal est la phase où l'on rêve le plus."
paradoxer Schlaf
Transliteration: pa-ʁa-ˈdɔk-sɐ ʃlaːf
"Während des paradoxen Schlafs ist die Hirnaktivität stark erhöht."
sonno paradossale
Transliteration: ˈsɔn.no pa.rad.dosˈsa.le
"Il sonno paradossale è associato all'attività onirica."
sueño paradójico
Transliteration: ˈswe.ɲo pa.ɾaˈðo.xi.ko
"El sueño paradójico se caracteriza por movimientos oculares rápidos."
sono paradoxal
Transliteration: ˈsõ.nu pa.ɾa.doˈksaw
"O sono paradoxal é fundamental para a consolidação da memória."
विरोधाभासी निद्रा
Transliteration: virodhabhasi nidra
"विरोधाभासी निद्रा के दौरान मस्तिष्क बहुत सक्रिय रहता है।"
异相睡眠
Transliteration: yì xiàng shuì mián
"异相睡眠也被称为快动眼睡眠。"
역설수면
Transliteration: yeok-seol-su-myeon
"역설수면 시기에 주로 생생한 꿈을 꾸게 됩니다."
激越睡眠
Transliteration: paradokkusu suimin
Script: パラドックス睡眠
"パラドックス睡眠はレム睡眠とも呼ばれています。"
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