stationary
pronunciation
How to pronounce stationary in British English:
UK [ˈsteɪʃənri]
How to pronounce stationary in American English:
US [ˈsteɪʃəneri]
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- Adjective:
- standing still
- not capable of being moved
Word Origin
- stationary (adj.)
- late 14c., "having no apparent motion" (in reference to planets), from Middle French stationnaire "motionless" and directly from Latin stationarius, from the stem of statio "a standing, post, job, position" (see station (n.)). Meaning "unmovable" is from 1620s. In classical Latin, stationarius is recorded only in the sense "of a military station;" the word for "stationary, steady" being statarius.
Synonym
Example
- 1. The battery charges thru regenerative braking and thru stationary bicycling .
- 2. Stationary fuel cells are the largest , most powerful fuel cells .
- 3. Yes you read right , this bike can turn into a stationary exercise bike .
- 4. You may focus on a stationary object if the fireworks are exploding above or near it .
- 5. Though irrelevant for stationary applications , a rapid warm-up time is crucial for cars .