A Topical Dictionary: Search for stationary

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English

Pronunciation

: IPA: /ˈsteɪʃənəri/,
: , IPA: /ˈsteɪʃənɛri/,

Homophones

stationery

Etymology

From stationarius, from statio.

Adjective

not moving
: For a few moments, the train remained stationary, before lurching forward along the track.
incapable of being moved
unchanging

Usage notes

Do not confuse stationary with stationery.

Synonyms

(not moving): fixed, immobile, motionless, still, stock-still, unmoving
(incapable of being moved): immobile, unmoveable
(unchanging): changeless, constant, immutable, unchanging

Antonyms

(not moving): in motion, moving, on the move
(incapable of being moved): mobile, moveable
(unchanging): changing, mutable, variable

Translations

Finnish: liikkumaton, paikallaan oleva
French: {{t+|fr|stationnaire|m|f}}

Japanese: {{t|ja|止まっている|tr=tomatteiru|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|静止した|tr=sēshi shita|sc=Jpan}}

Japanese: {{t|ja|固定された|tr=kotē sareta|sc=Jpan}}

Japanese: {{t|ja|変わらない|tr=kawaranai|sc=Jpan}}

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Stationary \Sta"tion*a*ry\ (-[asl]*r[y^]), a. [L. stationarius:
cf. F. stationnaire. Cf. Stationer.]
1. Not moving; not appearing to move; stable; fixed.
[1913 Webster]

Charles Wesley, who is a more stationary man, does
not believe the story. --Southey.
[1913 Webster]

2. Not improving or getting worse; not growing wiser,
greater, better, more excellent, or the contrary.
[1913 Webster]

3. Appearing to be at rest, because moving in the line of
vision; not progressive or retrograde, as a planet.
[1913 Webster]

Stationary air (Physiol.), the air which under ordinary
circumstances does not leave the lungs in respiration.

Stationary engine.
(a) A steam engine that is permanently placed, in
distinction from a portable engine, locomotive, marine
engine, etc. Specifically:
(b) A factory engine, in distinction from a blowing,
pumping, or other kind of engine which is also
permanently placed.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet stationary
adj 1: standing still; "the car remained stationary with the engine
running"
2: not capable of being moved; "stationary machinery"

Moby Dictionary
abiding , adamant , adamantine , at a standstill , at anchor ,
changeless , constant , contemplative , continuing , dead-still ,
do-nothing , dormant , durable , enduring , firm , fixed , frozen , idle ,
immobile , immotile , immotive , immovable , immutable , inactive ,
inert , inflexible , intact , inviolate , irremovable , laissez-aller ,
laissez-faire , lasting , meditative , motionless , moveless , neuter ,
neutral , out of commission , paralytic , paralyzed , passive , pat ,
permanent , perpetual , persistent , procrastinating , quiescent ,
quietist , quietistic , remaining , riding at anchor , rigid ,
sedentary , solid , stable , stagnant , stagnating , standpat , static ,
statuelike , staying , steadfast , still , stock-still , sustained ,
torpid , unactive , unaltered , unchangeable , unchanged , unchanging ,
unchecked , undestroyed , unemployed , unfading , unfailing , unmovable ,
unmoved , unmoving , unshifting , unvaried , unvarying , unyielding ,
vegetable , vegetative