Somnambulation
[som-nam-byuh-leyt, suh m-] /sɒmˈnæm byəˌleɪt, səm-/
verb (used without object), somnambulated, somnambulating.
1.
to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
somnambulate
/sɒmˈnæmbjʊˌleɪt/
verb
1.
(intransitive) to walk while asleep
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- Somnambulic
adjective See somnambulant
- Somnambulism
[som-nam-byuh-liz-uh m, suh m-] /sɒmˈnæm byəˌlɪz əm, səm-/ noun 1. sleepwalking. somnambulism /sɒmˈnæmbjʊˌlɪzəm/ noun 1. a condition that is characterized by walking while asleep or in a hypnotic trance Also called noctambulism somnambulism som·nam·bu·lism (sŏm-nām’byə-lĭz’əm) n. See sleepwalking. som·nam’bu·lis’tic adj.
- Somnambulist
[som-nam-byuh-liz-uh m, suh m-] /sɒmˈnæm byəˌlɪz əm, səm-/ noun 1. sleepwalking. somnambulism /sɒmˈnæmbjʊˌlɪzəm/ noun 1. a condition that is characterized by walking while asleep or in a hypnotic trance Also called noctambulism somnambulism som·nam·bu·lism (sŏm-nām’byə-lĭz’əm) n. See sleepwalking. som·nam’bu·lis’tic adj.
- Somnifacient
[som-nuh-fey-shuh nt] /ˌsɒm nəˈfeɪ ʃənt/ adjective 1. causing or inducing sleep. noun 2. a drug or other agent that induces or tends to induce sleep. somnifacient som·ni·fa·cient (sŏm’nə-fā’shənt) adj. Tending to produce sleep; soporific. som’ni·fa’cient n.
- Somniferous
adjective 1. bringing or inducing sleep, as drugs or influences. adjective 1. (rare) tending to induce sleep somniferous som·nif·er·ous (sŏm-nĭf’ər-əs) adj. Inducing sleep; soporific.