stillstand

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noun

1

: standstill

2

a

: an act or instance of stillstanding

represent minor stillstands locally preserved in the general emergence of the area

—W. G. V. Bolchin

b

: stability

fairly long periods of stillstand

—C. A. Cotton

3

: an interval in the light cycle of a variable star when its brightness temporarily stops rising or falling and perhaps forms a secondary maximum or hump in the light curve

stillstand

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intransitive verb

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: to remain stationary with respect to sea level or with reference to the center of the earth

—used of a continent, island, or other land area

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