n. [ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The cessation of action, or of brisk action; the state of being dull; as, the stagnation of business. [ 1913 Webster ]
[おどりば, odoriba](n) (1) dance hall; dance floor; (2) landing (stairs); (3) leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation; cooling-off period; lull; plateau; (P)[Add to Longdo]