STATIONARY


Meaning of STATIONARY in English

/ ˈsteɪʃənri; NAmE -neri/ adjective

1.

not moving; not intended to be moved :

I remained stationary.

The car collided with a stationary vehicle.

a stationary exercise bike

OPP mobile

2.

not changing in condition or quantity

SYN static :

a stationary population

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Latin stationarius (originally in the sense belonging to a military station ), from statio(n-) standing, from stare to stand.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.