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Meanings of stasis in English

Russian
стазис
Spanish
hipersueño

Fictional type of force field.

стазис

The condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced.

Usage of stasis in English
1
The fact is football isn't supposed to be about stasis, however lucrative.
The Guardian
2
There were short spikes of speciation interspersed by longer periods of stasis.
Wired
3
He has embraced executive actions, unwilling to accept the stasis Congress embodies.
The Guardian
4
This complex anatomy of stasis again illustrates an active process of maintenance.
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
5
Venous stasis in post-phlebitic syndromes may be caused by several physiopathological processes.
Pubmed
6
My body is in stasis, to protect me from the crash injuries.
Another life
7
Besides, as a defensive position, the stasis field could be a deathtrap.
The Forever War
8
Inside each field, a shadow held firm by the stasis field's embrace.
Envoy
9
Inside, no time would pass until Louis turned off the stasis field.
Ringworld
10
She marched over there to find her loyal soldiers locked in stasis.
Emperor Mollusk Versus the Sinister Brain
11
There wasn't room to release all the crew from stasis at once.
Ringworld
12
Here I found four more military-grade stasis bubbles shoved into a corner.
Halo Silentium
13
I keep my tendrils wrapped around them to hold them in stasis.
Seven Wonders of a Once and Future World & Other Stories
14
Next time I go on sabbatical I'll take a woman in stasis.
Ringworld
15
Like Greene, he abhors the notion of stasis, both physically and mentally.
The Irish Times
16
In fairness,a basic head count of the semi-finals suggests a comfortable stasis.
The Guardian
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Translations for stasis
Stasis through the time
Stasis across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common