stationary - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'stationary' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Stationary

[ a.]

- Not moving; not appearing to move; stable; fixed.
- Not improving or getting worse; not growing wiser, greater, better, more excellent, or the contrary.
- Appearing to be at rest, because moving in the line of vision; not progressive or retrograde, as a planet.

2 . Stationary

[ n.]

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

Meaning of 'stationary' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . stationary

[ s]

Meaning (1):
- not capable of being moved

Example in sentence:

stationary machinery

Meaning (2):
- standing still

Example in sentence:

the car remained stationary with the engine running

Nearby Words:

stab stabat mater stabbed stabber stabbing stabbingly stabiliment stabilitate stability stable

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Stationary phase
Stationary phase is the interval directly following a growth phase when the number of viable bacteria remains constant.

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