Category:Stagnation

Stag*na"tion, n. Etym: [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.

2. The cessation of action, or of brisk action; the state of being Dull; as, the stagnation of business.