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sta⋅tion⋅ar⋅y

[stey-shuh-ner-ee] adjective, noun, plural -ar⋅ies.
–adjective
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.
–noun
6. a person or thing that is stationary.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L statiōnārius. See station, -ary
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sta·tion·ar·y   (stā'shə-něr'ē)   
adj.  
    1. Not moving.

    2. Not capable of being moved; fixed.

  1. Unchanging: a stationary sound.

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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Word Origin & History

stationary 
1426, in relation to planetary motions, from L. stationarius, in classical L., "of a military station," from statio (see station).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sta·tion·ary
Pronunciation: 'stA-sh&-"ner-E
Function: adjective
1 : fixed in position : not moving
2 : characterized by a lack of change stationary>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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