It is a region of quiescence or of faulting, but not of folding.
Many of the Icelandic volcanoes during their periods of quiescence are covered with snow and ice.
While the mask of friendship was kept up Elphinstone carried out the only suitable policy, that of vigilant quiescence, with admirable tact and patience; when in 1817 the mask was thrown aside and the peshwa ventured to declare war, the English resident proved for the second time the truth of Wellesley's assertion that he was born a soldier.
That is to say, there are periods of quiescence, with epidemic outbreaks which attract notice at irregular intervals.
After its long quiescence under the Arsacids native art underwent a general renaissance, which, though not aspiring to the Achaemenian creations, was still of no small importance.