'Stationary' definitions:
Definition of 'stationary'
From: WordNet
adjective
Standing still; "the car remained stationary with the engine running"
adjective
Not capable of being moved; "stationary machinery"
Definition of 'Stationary'
From: GCIDE
- Stationary \Sta"tion*a*ry\, n.; pl. -ries (-r[i^]z). One who, or that which, is stationary, as a planet when apparently it has neither progressive nor retrograde motion. --Holland. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Stationary'
From: GCIDE
- Stationary \Sta"tion*a*ry\ (-[asl]*r[y^]), a. [L. stationarius: cf. F. stationnaire. Cf. Stationer.]
- 1. Not moving; not appearing to move; stable; fixed. [1913 Webster]
- Charles Wesley, who is a more stationary man, does not believe the story. --Southey. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Not improving or getting worse; not growing wiser, greater, better, more excellent, or the contrary. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Appearing to be at rest, because moving in the line of vision; not progressive or retrograde, as a planet. [1913 Webster]
- Stationary air (Physiol.), the air which under ordinary circumstances does not leave the lungs in respiration.
- Stationary engine. (a) A steam engine that is permanently placed, in distinction from a portable engine, locomotive, marine engine, etc. Specifically: (b) A factory engine, in distinction from a blowing, pumping, or other kind of engine which is also permanently placed. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'stationary'
From: GCIDE
- nonmoving \nonmoving\ adj. Not moving. Opposite of moving. [Narrower terms: {at rest, inactive, motionless, static, still}; {becalmed ; dead(prenominal), stagnant, standing(prenominal), still; {frozen(predicate), rooted(predicate), stock-still ; {inert ; {sitting ; {slack ; {stationary ; immobile, unmoving] Also See: immobile. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'stationary'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abiding,
- adamant,
- adamantine,
- at a standstill,
- at anchor,
- changeless,
- constant,
- contemplative,
- continuing,
- dead-still,
- do-nothing,
- dormant,
- durable,
- enduring,
- firm,
- fixed,
- frozen,
- idle,
- immobile,
- immotile,
- immotive,
- immovable,
- immutable,
- inactive,
- inert,
- inflexible,
- intact,
- inviolate,
- irremovable,
- laissez-aller,
- laissez-faire,
- lasting,
- meditative,
- motionless,
- moveless,
- neuter,
- neutral,
- out of commission,
- paralytic,
- paralyzed,
- passive,
- pat,
- permanent,
- perpetual,
- persistent,
- procrastinating,
- quiescent,
- quietist,
- quietistic,
- remaining,
- riding at anchor,
- rigid,
- sedentary,
- solid,
- stable,
- stagnant,
- stagnating,
- standpat,
- static,
- statuelike,
- staying,
- steadfast,
- still,
- stock-still,
- sustained,
- torpid,
- unactive,
- unaltered,
- unchangeable,
- unchanged,
- unchanging,
- unchecked,
- undestroyed,
- unemployed,
- unfading,
- unfailing,
- unmovable,
- unmoved,
- unmoving,
- unshifting,
- unvaried,
- unvarying,
- unyielding,
- vegetable,
- vegetative