STATIONARY

stationary

(adjective) not capable of being moved; “stationary machinery”

stationary

(adjective) standing still; “the car remained stationary with the engine running”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

stationary (not comparable)

Not moving.

incapable of being moved

unchanging

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

Noun

stationary (plural stationaries)

One who, or that which, is stationary, such as a planet when apparently it has neither progressive nor retrograde motion.

Misspelling of stationery.

Source: Wiktionary

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Sta"tion*a*ry, a. Etym: [L. stationarius: cf. F. stationnaire. Cf. Stationer.]

1. Not moving; not appearing to move; stable; fixed. Charles Wesley, who is a more stationary man, does not believe the story. Southey.

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

3. Appearing to be at rest, because moving in the line of vision; not progressive or retrograde, as a planet. Stationary air (Physiol.), the air which under ordinary circumstances does not leave the lungs in respiration.

– Stationary engine. (a) A steam engine thet 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.

Sta"tion*a*ry, n.; pl. -ries (.

Definition: One who, or that which, is stationary, as a planet when apparently it has neither progressive nor retrograde motion. Holland.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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