stationary

English

Etymology

From Latin stationarius, from statio, ultimately from stō (“to stand”). Doublet of stationer.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ɹi/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) enPR: stāʹshə-nĕr'ē, IPA^(key): /ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛɹi/
• Homophone: stationery
• Hyphenation: sta‧tion‧ary

Adjective

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Wikipedia

stationary (not comparable)

1. Not moving.

   Synonyms: fixed, immobile, motionless, still, stock-still, unmoving; see also Thesaurus:stationary

   Antonyms: in motion, moving, on the move; see also Thesaurus:in motion

   The train remained stationary for a few moments, before lurching forward along the track.

2. Incapable of being moved.

   Synonyms: immobile, unmoveable; see also Thesaurus:immobile

   Antonyms: mobile, moveable; see also Thesaurus:movable

3. Unchanging.

   Synonyms: changeless, constant, immutable, unchanging; see also Thesaurus:changeless

   Antonyms: changing, mutable, variable; see also Thesaurus:changeable

Derived terms

• cyclostationary
• geostationary
• hydrostationary
• non-stationary
• nonstationary
• photostationary
• quasistationary
• semistationary
• stationary air
• stationary bicycle
• stationary bike
• stationary distribution
• stationary engine
• stationary front
• stationary phase
• stationary phase approximation
• stationary point
• stationary wave
• strict-sense stationary

Translations

not moving

Armenian: անշարժ (hy) (anšarž) Catalan: estacionari Chinese: Mandarin: 不动 (zh) (bùdòng) Dutch: stationair (nl), stilstaand (nl) Esperanto: haltigita Finnish: liikkumaton (fi), paikallaan oleva (attributive); paikallaan, liikkumatta (fi) (adverbial) French: stationnaire (fr) m or f German: stationär (de) Hindi: स्थिर (hi) (sthir), निश्चल (hi) (niścal), अचल (hi) (acal), ध्रुव (hi) (dhruv) Hungarian: mozdulatlan (hu) Japanese: 止まっている (tomatteiru), 静止した (sēshi shita) Korean: 멈춰 있는 (meomchwo inneun) Latin: statīvus Maori: upa, whakaroau Portuguese: estacionário (pt) Romanian: staționar (ro) Russian: неподви́жный (ru) (nepodvížnyj) Spanish: estacionario (es) Tagalog: digala Turkish: sabit (tr), durağan (tr), hareketsiz (tr), stasyoner Ukrainian: нерухо́мий (neruxómyj)

incapable of being moved

Bulgarian: стациона́рен (stacionáren) Catalan: immòbil (ca) Dutch: onverzettelijk (nl) Finnish: kiinteä (fi) German: stationär (de), unbeweglich (de), ortsgebunden (de), standortgebunden Hindi: स्थिर (hi) (sthir) Japanese: 固定された (kotē sareta) Korean: 고정된 (gojeongdoen) Latin: immōbilis (la) Portuguese: estacionário (pt) Russian: стациона́рный (ru) (stacionárnyj) Spanish: inamovible (es) Turkish: stasyoner Ukrainian: стаціона́рний (stacionárnyj)

unchanging

Bulgarian: неизменен (bg) (neizmenen) Catalan: estacionari Dutch: onveranderlijk (nl) Finnish: muuttumaton (fi), pysähtynyt (fi) Hindi: अपरिवर्तनीय (aprivartanīya) Japanese: 変わらない (kawaranai) Korean: 변함없는 (byeonhameomneun), 고정된 (gojeongdoen) Portuguese: estacionário (pt) Romanian: staționar (ro), neschimbător (ro) Russian: постоя́нный (ru) (postojánnyj) Spanish: estacionario (es) Turkish: sabit (tr), durağan (tr) Ukrainian: пості́йний (postíjnyj)

Noun

stationary (plural stationaries)

1. (obsolete, rare) One who, or that which, is stationary, such as a planet when apparently it has neither progressive nor retrograde motion.
   • 1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book II.]”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC:

     As also, that then they [the planets] are Stationaries in their houses which be in the middle points of the latitudes, which they cal eclipticks.

2. Misspelling of stationery.

See also

• stationary point
• stationery