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   stasis

   /ˈsteɪsɪs/

   noun

   • 1. a period or state of inactivity or equilibrium: "long periods of stasis"
   • ▪ a stoppage of flow of a body fluid.
   • 2. civil strife.

   Word Origin mid 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek, literally ‘standing, stoppage’, from sta- base of histanai ‘to stand’.

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   What is stasis noun?

   • Definition of stasis noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary a situation in which there is no change or development Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English. Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford.

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   What is a period of stasis?

   • Stasis is a state in which something remains the same, and does not change or develop. Rock'n'roll had entered a period of stasis. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. a. b. 2. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   What does it mean when a species is in stasis?

   • When a species is in stasis, it is not undergoing any reactive evolutionary change over a long period of time. In modern biology, this means that the species is not evolving. If a species is in stasis, it is not undergoing evolutionary change.

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   How does the game Stasis work?

   • In the game Stasis,**, you combine items, interact with computers, and solve puzzles**. The game takes place in a distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft where the protagonist, John Maracheck, awakens from stasis.

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   Stasis is a noun that means a slowing or stoppage of the normal flow of a bodily fluid or semifluid, or a state of static balance or equilibrium. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and medical definition from Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

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   Stasis is a noun that means a state that does not change. Learn how to use it in sentences with different meanings and contexts, and see translations in other languages.

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   This state is called stasis, and it is basically a stoppage of movement. In medicine, stasis describes the stopping of any bodily fluids from flowing, usually by an obstruction. The same idea is seen in literary stasis, where there is no forward movement in a story.

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   Stasis is a noun that means a state that does not change. Learn how to use it in sentences, see synonyms and antonyms, and find translations in different languages.

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   Stasis is a noun that means the state of equilibrium or inactivity caused by opposing equal forces, or a stagnation in the flow of bodily fluids. Learn more about its origin, usage and related words from Dictionary.com.

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   Stasis is a state of no change or development, or a stoppage of fluid flow in the body. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, and usage of stasis in sentences from various sources.

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   Stasis is a formal word for a situation in which there is no change or development. Learn how to pronounce, use and translate stasis in different contexts with Oxford Learner's Dictionaries.