Hypertext Webster Gateway: "stagnation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stagnation \Stag*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. stagnation.]
1. The condition of being stagnant; cessation of flowing or
circulation, as of a fluid; the state of being motionless;
as, the stagnation of the blood; the stagnation of water
or air; the stagnation of vapors.
2. The cessation of action, or of brisk action; the state of
being dull; as, the stagnation of business.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
stagnation
n 1: a state of inactivity (in business or art etc); "economic
growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be
economic stagnation" [syn: {stagnancy}, {doldrums}]
2: inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still;
without current or circulation [syn: {stagnancy}]
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