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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
sta·tion·ar·y 
[stey-shuh-ner-ee] Pronunciation Key adjective, noun, plural -ar·ies.
[stey-shuh-ner-ee] Pronunciation Key adjective, noun, plural -ar·ies. –adjective
–noun
| 1. | standing still; not moving. |
| 2. | having a fixed position; not movable. |
| 3. | established in one place; not itinerant or migratory. |
| 4. | remaining in the same condition or state; not changing: The market price has remained stationary for a week. |
| 5. | geostationary. |
| 6. | a person or thing that is stationary. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| sta·tion·ar·y
(stā'shə-něr'ē) Pronunciation Key
adj.
n. pl. sta·tion·ar·ies One that is stationary. [Middle English stacionarie, from Old French stationnaire, from Medieval Latin statiōnārius, from Latin, belonging to a military station, from statiō, statiōn-, station; see station.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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stationary
1426, in relation to planetary motions, from L. stationarius, in classical L., "of a military station," from statio (see station).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| stationary | |
adjective | |
| 1. | standing still; "the car remained stationary with the engine running" |
| 2. | not capable of being moved; "stationary machinery" |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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. --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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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