D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Stagnation

/(-nā"shŭn)/ · Stag·na·tion · IPA /stæɡˈneɪʃən/
01 n. The condition of being stagnant; cessation of flowing or circulation, as of a fluid; the state of being motionless; as, the stagnation of t…
  1. 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. 2.
    The cessation of action, or of brisk action; the state of being dull; as, the stagnation of business.