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stationary [ˈsteɪʃənərɪ] adj
1. not moving; standing still 2. not able to be moved 3. showing no change the doctors said his condition was stationary 4. tending to remain in one place [from Latin statiōnārius, from statiō station] stationarily adv stationariness n Usage: Avoid confusion with stationery ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
stationary adjective motionless, standing, at a standstill, parked, fixed, moored, static, inert, unmoving, stock-still The train was stationary for 90 minutes. moving, travelling, mobile, shifting, variable, volatile, unstable, changeable, inconstant Usage: This word, which is always an adjective, is occasionally wrongly used where `paper products' are meant: in the stationery (notstationary) cupboard. Translations stationary [ˈsteɪʃənərɪ] ADJ → inmóvil; (= not movable) → parado, estacionario to remain stationary → quedarse inmóvil stationary adj (= not moving) car → parkend attr, → haltend attr; (= not movable) → fest (→ stehend attr); (Space, Comput etc) → stationär; to be stationary (vehicles) → stehen; (traffic, fig) → stillstehen; to remain stationary → sich nicht bewegen; (traffic) → stillstehen Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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