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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.

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              Examples for "balance"
              Examples for "balance"
              1
              Recent elections have given minority parties or individuals the balance of power.
              The Irish Times
              2
              Order and safety always trump freedom when government needs to balance them.
              Conservatives without conscience
              3
              Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's political future hangs in the balance today.
              Radio NZ
              4
              It changed the balance of power and the course of human events.
              The post-american presidency: the obama administration's war on ...
              5
              Therefore government borrowing would never be needed to balance inadequate private demand.
              Reuters
              1
              This year, fans have witnessed a new equilibrium in their No 7.
              The Guardian
              2
              I think with time there has been a bit more equilibrium, however.
              Independent.ie
              3
              For long-term survival, a species needs to reach equilibrium with its environment.
              First contact: or, it's later than you think
              4
              In equilibrium, the light energy absorbed is balanced by light given off.
              The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics
              5
              The same equilibrium must be found in the use of the mind.
              Power Through Repose
              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