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- Dictionarystasis/ˈsteɪsɪs/
noun
- 1. a period or state of inactivity or equilibrium: "long periods of stasis"
- 2. civil strife.
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The meaning of STASIS is a slowing or stoppage of the normal flow of a bodily fluid or semifluid. How to use stasis in a sentence.
noun [ U ] formal uk / ˈsteɪ.sɪs / us / ˈsteɪ.sɪs / Add to word list. a state that does not change: She was bored - her life was in stasis. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not able to be changed. be no hard and fast rules idiom. burn your boats/bridges idiom. congenital. continuity. deep-seated. incorrigible. incurably. inelasticity.
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.
Stasis definition: the state of equilibrium or inactivity caused by opposing equal forces.. See examples of STASIS used in a sentence.
noun [ U ] formal us / ˈsteɪ.sɪs / uk / ˈsteɪ.sɪs / Add to word list. a state that does not change: She was bored - her life was in stasis. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not able to be changed. be no hard and fast rules idiom. burn your boats/bridges idiom. congenital. continuity. deep-seated. incorrigible. incurably. inelasticity.
stasis. an apparent stability, particularly in the fossil record of a particular organism, where no evolutionary change is seen over a long period of time. a period of lack of growth or its slowing in an organism. the slowing or cessation or movement of bodily fluids in animals.
Stasis is a state in which something remains the same, and does not change or develop.
Definition of stasis noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. (Pathology) pathol a stagnation in the normal flow of bodily fluids, such as the blood or urine. 2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) literature a state or condition in which there is no action or progress; static situation: dramatic stasis.
stasis / ˈ steɪsəs/ noun. Britannica Dictionary definition of STASIS. [noncount] formal. : a state or condition in which things do not change, move, or progress. The country is in economic stasis. His art was characterized by bursts of creativity followed by long periods of stasis.
