stasis C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˈsteɪsɪs/ UK /ˈsteɪsɪs/ See IPA manual Freq #17892 Meanings 1 noun Inactivity; a freezing, or state of motionlessness. His company was sized for growth, not stasis. 2 noun A technology allowing something to be artificially frozen in time, so that it does not age or change. I was in stasis for forty years before I woke up orbiting this poxy planet! Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · inactivity; a freezing, or... stabilitystaticity Word family Derived forms adipostasisangiostasisbacteriostasisbilirubinostasisbiostasischemostasisciliostasiscryostasiscytostasisenterostasisglucostasishemostasis Related forms static Etymology From New Latin stasis, from Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis). See the doublet stead. Topics Abstract Ideas External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # stasis **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsteɪsɪs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsteɪsɪs/ **Frequency rank:** 17892 ## Meanings 1. Inactivity; a freezing, or state of motionlessness. 2. A technology allowing something to be artificially frozen in time, so that it does not age or change. ## Examples - His company was sized for growth, not stasis. - I was in stasis for forty years before I woke up orbiting this poxy planet! ## Synonyms - stability - staticity ## Derived Forms - adipostasis - angiostasis - bacteriostasis - bilirubinostasis - biostasis - chemostasis - ciliostasis - cryostasis - cytostasis - enterostasis - glucostasis - hemostasis ## Related Forms - static ## Etymology From New Latin stasis, from Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis). See the doublet stead. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas markdown