Stationary Definition
stāshə-nĕrē
stationaries
adjective
Not moving.
For a few moments, the train remained stationary, before lurching forward along the track.
Wiktionary
Not moving or not movable; fixed or still.
Webster's New World
Unchanging in condition, value, etc.; not increasing or decreasing.
Webster's New World
Unchanging.
A stationary sound.
American Heritage
Not migratory or itinerant.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
A person or thing that is stationary.
Webster's New World
Common misspelling of stationery.
Wiktionary
Origin of Stationary
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Middle English stacionarie from Old French stationnaire from Medieval Latin statiōnārius from Latin belonging to a military station from statiō statiōn- station station
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin stationarius, from statio, ultimately from stō.
From Wiktionary
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