Stationary cars in traffic jams cause a great deal of pollution.
The train was stationary for 90 minutes.
Synonyms: motionless, standing, at a standstill, parked More Synonyms of stationary
stationary in British English
(ˈsteɪʃənərɪ)
adjective
1.
not moving; standing still
2.
not able to be moved
3.
showing no change
the doctors said his condition was stationary
4.
tending to remain in one place
▶ USAGE Avoid confusion with stationery
Derived forms
stationarily (ˈstationarily)
adverb
stationariness (ˈstationariness)
noun
Word origin
C15: from Latin statiōnārius, from statiōstation
stationary in American English
(ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛri)
adjective
1.
not moving or not movable; fixed or still
2.
unchanging in condition, value, etc.; not increasing or decreasing
3.
not migratory or itinerant
nounWord forms: pluralˈstationˌaries
4.
a person or thing that is stationary
Word origin
ME stacionarye < L stationarius < statio: see station
Examples of 'stationary' in a sentence
stationary
They would not fire until the launch had tied up at the jetty because they would have a far better chance of hitting a stationary target.
Leasor, James TANK OF SERPENTS (2002)
They were all moving so slowly that they seemed almost stationary.
Philip Marsden THE MAIN CAGES (2002)
The police were holding up the traffic and she glimpsed Regent Street choked with stationary buses.
Thomas, Rosie THE WHITE DOVE (2002)
The human eye is better at spotting movement in the dark than in identifying stationary objects.
Clancy, Tom CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (2002)
In other languages
stationary
British English: stationary ADJECTIVE
Something that is stationary is not moving.
Stationary cars in traffic jams cause a great deal of pollution.
American English: stationary
Brazilian Portuguese: estacionário
Chinese: 静止不动的
European Spanish: detenido
French: à l'arrêt
German: stillstehend
Italian: fermo
Japanese: 静止している
Korean: 정지한
European Portuguese: estacionário
Latin American Spanish: parado
All related terms of 'stationary'
stationary wave
→ standing wave
stationary bicycle
an exercise bike
stationary engine
an engine that remains in a fixed position, esp one in a building that drives generators or other machinery
stationary front
a front that is not moving or is moving at a speed of less than about five miles per hour
stationary orbit
an orbit lying in, or approximately in, the plane of the equator for which the orbital period is equal to the spin period of the central body
stationary point
a point on a curve at which the tangent is either horizontal or vertical, such as a maximum , a minimum , or a point of inflection
stationary engineer
a person who operates and maintains stationary engines and mechanical equipment
standing wave
the periodic disturbance in a medium resulting from the combination of two waves of equal frequency and intensity travelling in opposite directions. There are generally two kinds of displacement , and the maximum value of the amplitude of one of these occurs at the same points as the minimum value of the amplitude of the other. Thus in the case of electromagnetic radiation the amplitude of the oscillations of the electric field has its greatest value at the points at which the magnetic oscillation is zero , and vice versa
exercise bicycle
any of various stationary exercise apparatuses that resemble a bicycle , usually having handlebars, a seat , pedals , a device for adjusting tension or resistance in the pedaling mechanism , and sometimes a single front wheel : used esp. to improve the cardiovascular system
Chinese translation of 'stationary'
stationary
(ˈsteɪʃnərɪ)
adj
停滞(滯)的 (tíngzhì de)
(adjective)
Definition
not moving
The train was stationary for 90 minutes.
Synonyms
motionless
He stood there motionless.
standing
at a standstill
parked
fixed
The locking frame can secure bikes to any fixed object.
moored
static
Both your pictures are of static subjects.
inert
He covered the inert body with a blanket
unmoving
stock-still
Opposites
moving
,
travelling
,
mobile
,
shifting
,
variable
,
volatile
,
unstable
,
changeable
,
inconstant
Usage note
This word, which is always an adjective, is occasionally wrongly used where `paper products' are meant: in the stationery (not stationary) cupboard.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of fixed
Definition
attached or placed so as to be immovable
The locking frame can secure bikes to any fixed object.