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stagnation

stagnation

1 6.5
Still water that does not move in pipes or lakes, causing poor quality
  • noun
  • /stæɡˈneɪʃən/
translation icon : estancamiento
  • During the summer heat, the stagnation of the river led to an increase in algae and reduced oxygen levels.

The issue with hypersonic flying is what physicists call stagnation points.

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Examples

  • The stagnation of the pond caused the water to become murky and unpleasant smelling.

  • Our UI pays, at best, 50% of lost wages, and ours has been extended only during this stagnation.

    Blog text (20)

  • But the law does not require technological stagnation.

    Blog text (3)

  • The second priority is to prevent stagnation in the national water supply (a function once performed by tide and river mixture).

    Academic text (2016)

  • Productivity growth clearly shows there is no stagnation in technological progress, economists assert.

    Academic text (2012)

  • There are chances that this lack of direction may lead to stagnation (Fayolle and Linan, 2014).

    Academic text (2018)

  • To applaud the daughter's return to the maternal bond is to praise a state of psychological stagnation.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The result was that for most of the five decades since independence, India pursued an economic policy of subsidizing unproductivity, regulating stagnation, and distributing poverty.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Should stagnation of the water occur (e.g., during vacations), flushing of the system re-establishes low counts.

    Academic text (1997)

  • He expressed concern about the stagnation in economic growth due to the lack of new investments.

Synonyms

stillness
vsstagnation
38 3.5

A time of complete quiet and no movement that feels calm

focuses more on absence of flow in liquids, not peaceful atmosphere
standstill
vsstagnation
35 3.5

A time when movement or activity stops completely

applies especially to liquids being motionless rather than events stopping
stasis
vsstagnation
  • Specialized
18 8.8

A very slow or stopped flow of blood

is the general stillness of liquids or substances, not only bodily fluids
stagnancy
vsstagnation
1 7.3

A situation with no movement, change or progress

focuses on inactivity specifically of liquids rather than systems or progress
stationariness
vsstagnation
9.5

A condition of staying in one place without moving

emphasises lack of flow in liquids rather than mere location
motionlessness
vsstagnation
6.0

A time when a person or thing is completely still

highlights stopped flow of liquids more than simple lack of motion

Antonyms

to flow
259 1.6

To move smoothly and continuously, like people or traffic

circulation
25 4.0

The movement of air or water through a system

How Still

stillness
38 3.5
stagnation
1 6.5
sluggishness
4 4.4
movement
696 1.5
flow
188 1.0
turbulence
  • Specialized
7 6.3

Surface Forms

stagnation singular
stagnations plural

Morphology

stagnation = stagnate (transparent) = stagnate + ation

Derived from 'stagnate' with the noun-forming suffix '-ation'; the meaning 'state of being still or inactive' for liquids is a direct extension of the verb.

Etymology

Stagnation comes from the Latin word stagnum, which means 'standing water'. That's why stagnation can describe a liquid that is still and not flowing, often causing poor water quality when it does not move.