pysäytin — meaning in English

English meaning

• arrest verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
• stasis noun A state of no movement or change; a standstill.
• stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.

Senses

pysäytin is used for these senses in English:

• arrest A device to physically arrest motion.
• stasis (scifi, uncountable) A technology allowing something to be artificially frozen in time, so that it does not age or change.
• stop A device intended to block the path of a moving object

arrest — full definition

1. verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
2. verb To stop or slow down a process or movement.
3. noun The act of taking someone into legal custody.

stasis — full definition

1. noun A state of no movement or change; a standstill.
2. noun In science fiction, a state in which a person or object is artificially frozen so it doesn't age or change.

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