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: an act or instance of stillstanding
represent minor stillstands locally preserved in the general emergence of the area—
W. G. V. Bolchin
W. G. V. Bolchin
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: stability
fairly long periods of stillstand—C. A. Cotton
C. A. Cotton3
: 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
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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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“Stillstand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stillstand. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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