stationary

[Sta·tion*a*ry]

Stationary means not moving. A stationary bike is the kind you find in the gym –– you pedal and pedal, but you just don’t go anywhere.

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Not moving; not appearing to move; stable; fixed.

Adjective S.
not capable of being moved; "stationary machinery"

Adjective S.
standing still; "the car remained stationary with the engine running"


a.
Not moving; not appearing to move; stable; fixed.

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

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

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


Stationary

Sta"tion*a*ry , a. [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.
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.

Stationary

Sta"tion*a*ry , n.; pl. -ries . One who, or that which, is stationary, as a planet when apparently it has neither progressive nor retrograde motion. Holland.

Not moving; not appearing to move; stable; fixed.

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

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Usage Examples

By allowing the positive ions to pass through an electric field and thus giving them a certain velocity, it is possible to distinguish them from the neutral, stationary atoms.

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