Definition of
stagnation has definitions from the field of economics
1
[ noun ] (economics) a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)

Synonyms

doldrums stagnancy

Examples

"economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation"

Used in print

(Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)

Hence , the flow conditions at the anode of free_burning arcs resemble those near a stagnation point .

Related terms

inaction recession commercial_enterprise art idle stagnate stagnate

2
[ noun ] inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation

Synonyms

stagnancy

Related terms

inaction stagnate stagnate

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Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

stagnate Stagnaro stagnant stagnancy st_ignatius Stygian Stegman Stagner stigmatic st._ignatius stigmatize stigmatist stigmatism stigmatise stage_name

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