stagnation

See also Stagnation

English

Etymology

From Latin stagnatus, past participle of stagno (“to stagnate”), from stagnum (“standing water”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /stæɡˈneɪʃən/, X-SAMPA: /st{g"neIS@n/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

stagnation (countable and uncountable; plural stagnations)

1. inactivity

   The general concern about industrial stagnation inspired an overhaul of the patent system.

2. being stagnant; being without circulation

   Factors known to encourage the growth of harmful bacteria inside cooling systems include the stagnation of the water.

Translations

inactivity

• Chinese:

  Chinese:

  Mandarin: 停滯 (cmn), 停滞 (cmn) (tíngzhì)

• Finnish: pysähtyminen (fi), pysähtyneisyys (fi), lamaantuminen (fi), lamaantuneisuus (fi), jähmettyminen (fi)
• French: stagnation (fr) f

• German: Stagnation (de) f, Stagnierung (de) f
• Japanese: 沈滞 (ja) (ちんたい, chintai), 不振 (ja) (ふしん, fushin)
• Polish: stagnacja (pl) f
• Romanian: stagnare (ro) f
• Russian: застой (ru) (zastój) m, стагнация (ru) (stagnácija) f
• Uzbek: turgʻunlik (uz)

being stagnant

• Finnish: seisominen (fi)
• Romanian: nemișcare (ro) f

• Russian: застой (ru) (zastój) m, вялость (ru) (vjálost') f

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Translations to be checked

• Dutch: stagnatie f
• Estonian: seisak (et)

• German: Stagnation (de) f
• Hebrew: סטגנציה (he) (stagnatsia)
• Spanish: estancamiento (es)

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