Stagnation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stagnation \Stag*na"tion\ (-n[=a]"sh[u^]n), 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.


        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The cessation of action, or of brisk action; the state of
        being dull; as, the stagnation of business.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]