Meanings
Origin
From chrono- (prefix meaning ‘time’) + -stasis (suffix meaning ‘slowing down, stopping’).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque kronostasia
- kronostasiavisual illusion in which a regular movement seems to pause the first time it is observed
Catalan cronostasis
- cronostasisvisual illusion in which a regular movement seems to pause the first time it is observed
Chinese Mandarin 时滯錯覺 /时滞错觉, 時間凍結 /时间冻结
- 时滯錯覺 /时滞错觉 (shízhìcuòjué)visual illusion in which a regular movement seems to pause the first time it is observed
- 時間凍結 /时间冻结 (shíjiāndòngjié)visual illusion in which a regular movement seems to pause the first time it is observed
Dutch chronostasis
- chronostasisvisual illusion in which a regular movement seems to pause the first time it is observed
Finnish kronostaasi
- kronostaasivisual illusion in which a regular movement seems to pause the first time it is observed
French chronostase
- chronostasevisual illusion in which a regular movement seems to pause the first time it is observed
German Chronostasis
- Chronostasisvisual illusion in which a regular movement seems to pause the first time it is observed
Italian cronostasi
- cronostasivisual illusion in which a regular movement seems to pause the first time it is observed
Japanese クロノスタシス
- クロノスタシス (kuronosutashisu)visual illusion in which a regular movement seems to pause the first time it is observed
Portuguese cronostase
- cronostasevisual illusion in which a regular movement seems to pause the first time it is observed
Spanish cronostasis
- cronostasisvisual illusion in which a regular movement seems to pause the first time it is observed
Swedish chronostasis
- chronostasisvisual illusion in which a regular movement seems to pause the first time it is observed
Thai การลวงประสาทเหมือนเวลาหยุด
- การลวงประสาทเหมือนเวลาหยุดvisual illusion in which a regular movement seems to pause the first time it is observed
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with chronostasis
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APA
chronostasis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chronostasis
MLA
“chronostasis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chronostasis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chronostasis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chronostasis.
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