stationary

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UK/ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ɹi/US/ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛɹi/

adjective

Not moving.

“The train remained stationary for a few moments, before lurching forward along the track.”

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Meanings

adjectivestationary (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot moving.

    The train remained stationary for a few moments, before lurching forward along the track.

    Synonyms: fixed, immobile, motionless, still, stock-still, unmoving · Antonyms: in motion, moving, on the move, afoot, animate, astir, cursory, dynamic

  2. not comparablemathematicsA set which intersects all club sets.
nounstationary (plural stationaries)

plural stationaries

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

    As also, that then they [the planets] are Stationaries in their houses which be in the middle points of the latitudes, which they cal eclipticks.

    1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book II.]”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC
  2. misspellingMisspelling of stationery.

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adjectivestanding still

adjectivenot capable of being moved

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Origin

  1. Latinstationarius
  2. Englishstationary

From Latin stationarius, from statio, ultimately from stō (“to stand”). Doublet of stationer. Equivalent to station + -ary.

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Translations

Bulgarian стациона́рен, неизменен
  • стациона́рен (stacionáren)incapable of being moved
  • неизменен (neizmenen)unchanging
Catalan estacionari, immòbil
  • estacionarinot moving
  • immòbilincapable of being moved
  • estacionariunchanging
Chinese Mandarin 不动
  • 不动 (bùdòng)not moving
Dutch stationair, stilstaand
  • stationairnot moving
  • stilstaandnot moving
  • onverzettelijkincapable of being moved
  • onveranderlijkunchanging
Esperanto haltigita
  • haltigitanot moving
Finnish liikkumaton, paikallaan oleva
  • liikkumatonnot moving
  • paikallaan olevanot moving
  • paikallaannot moving
  • liikkumattanot moving
  • kiinteäincapable of being moved
  • muuttumatonunchanging
  • pysähtynytunchanging
French stationnaire
  • stationnairenot moving
German stationär, stationär
  • stationärnot moving
  • stationärincapable of being moved
  • unbeweglichincapable of being moved
  • ortsgebundenincapable of being moved
  • standortgebundenincapable of being moved
Hindi स्थिर, निश्चल
  • स्थिर (sthir)not moving
  • निश्चल (niścal)not moving
  • अचल (acal)not moving
  • ध्रुव (dhruv)not moving
  • स्थिर (sthir)incapable of being moved
  • अपरिवर्तनीय (aprivartanīya)unchanging
Hungarian mozdulatlan
  • mozdulatlannot moving
Japanese 止まっている, 静止した
  • 止まっている (tomatteiru)not moving
  • 静止した (sēshi shita)not moving
  • 固定された (kotē sareta)incapable of being moved
  • 変わらない (kawaranai)unchanging
Korean 멈춰 있는, 고정된
  • 멈춰 있는 (meomchwo inneun)not moving
  • 고정된 (gojeongdoen)incapable of being moved
  • 변함없는 (byeonhameomneun)unchanging
  • 고정된 (gojeongdoen)unchanging
Latin statīvus, immōbilis
  • statīvusnot moving
  • immōbilisincapable of being moved
Māori upa, whakaroau
  • upanot moving
  • whakaroaunot moving
Portuguese estacionário, estacionário
  • estacionárionot moving
  • estacionárioincapable of being moved
  • estacionáriounchanging
Romanian staționar, staționar
  • staționarnot moving
  • staționarunchanging
  • neschimbătorunchanging
Russian неподви́жный, стациона́рный
  • неподви́жный (nepodvížnyj)not moving
  • стациона́рный (stacionárnyj)incapable of being moved
  • постоя́нный (postojánnyj)unchanging
Spanish estacionario, inamovible
  • estacionarionot moving
  • inamovibleincapable of being moved
  • estacionariounchanging
Tagalog digala
  • digalanot moving
Turkish sabit, durağan
  • sabitnot moving
  • durağannot moving
  • hareketsiznot moving
  • stasyonernot moving
  • stasyonerincapable of being moved
  • sabitunchanging
  • durağanunchanging
Ukrainian нерухо́мий, стаціона́рний
  • нерухо́мий (neruxómyj)not moving
  • стаціона́рний (stacionárnyj)incapable of being moved
  • пості́йний (postíjnyj)unchanging

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Cite this entry
APA

stationary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stationary

MLA

“stationary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stationary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stationary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stationary.

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