microsleep

[ mahy-kroh-sleep ]
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nounPsychology.
  1. a moment of sleep followed by disorientation, experienced especially by persons with narcolepsy or those affected by sleep deprivation.

Origin of microsleep

1
First recorded in 1940–45; micro- + sleep

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British Dictionary definitions for microsleep

microsleep

/ (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌsliːp) /


noun
  1. a period of sleep which is so momentary as to be imperceptible

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