Stasis

The term stasis has several meanings:

A state of stabilty, in which all forces are equal and opposing, therefore they cancel out each other.
In medicine, stasis means the state, in which the normal flow of a body liquid stops, for example the flow of blood through vessels or of intestinal contents through the digestive tract.
In science fiction, the concept of stasis implies an artificial pause that stops all physical and chemical processes, including those of life; they resume as if uninterrupted as soon as the stasis is ended.
In music, it is a technique or form used in minimalist music, and also any other style that may use slow musical development.