stationary (redirected from stationaries)

sta·tion·ar·y  (stsh-nr)

adj.

1.

a. Not moving.

b. Not capable of being moved; fixed.

2. Unchanging: a stationary sound.

n. pl. sta·tion·ar·ies

One that is stationary.

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[Middle English stacionarie, from Old French stationnaire, from Medieval Latin statinrius, from Latin, belonging to a military station, from stati, statin-, station; see station.]

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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

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	stationary - standing still; "the car remained stationary with the engine running" nonmoving, unmoving - not in motion
	2.	stationary - not capable of being moved; "stationary machinery" fixed - securely placed or fastened or set; "a fixed piece of wood"; "a fixed resistor"

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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 [ˈsteɪʃənəri] adj [car, traffic] → à l'arrêt
station break n (US) → page f de publicité

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

stationary [ˈsteɪʃ/ən/ərɪ] adj (gen) → fermo/a, immobile; (vehicle) → in sosta; (temperature, condition) → stazionario/a; (not movable) → fisso/a
to remain stationary → rimanere fermo/a
stationary point (Math) → punto di stazionarietà