stationary

Etymology

From Latin stationarius, from statio, ultimately from stō (“to stand”). Doublet of stationer.

adj

  1. Not moving.
    The train remained stationary for a few moments, before lurching forward along the track.
  2. incapable of being moved
  3. unchanging

noun

  1. (obsolete, rare) One who, or that which, is stationary, such as a planet when apparently it has neither progressive nor retrograde motion.
  2. Misspelling of stationery.

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