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stationary

 
(stā'shə-nĕr'ē) pronunciation
adj.
    1. Not moving.
    2. Not capable of being moved; fixed.
  1. Unchanging: a stationary sound.
n., pl., -ar·ies.
One that is stationary.

[Middle English stacionarie, from Old French stationnaire, from Medieval Latin statiōnārius, from Latin, belonging to a military station, from statiō, statiōn-, station. See station.]


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Definition: not moving; fixed
Antonyms: mobile, moving, restless, shifting, unfixed, unsteady

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IN BRIEF: Fixed in the same place.

pronunciation A stationary bicycle is pedaled for exercise, but does not move from its base.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - stationær, stillestående, fast, blivende
n. - fastboende, permanent person/ting

Nederlands (Dutch)
stilstaand, op de plaats blijvend, stationair

Français (French)
adj. - (gén) à l'arrêt, bloqué, stable, (Météo) stationnaire
n. - papeterie, fournitures (de bureau), papier à lettres

Deutsch (German)
adj. - stationär, unbeweglich, unveränderlich
n. - unveränderliche Person oder Sache

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ακίνητος, στάσιμος, σταθερός

Italiano (Italian)
immobile, stazionario

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - estacionário

Русский (Russian)
неподвижный, стационарный, постоянный, не меняющий местонахождения, позиционный (о войне)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - inmóvil, parado, estacionario
n. - persona o cosa inmóvil

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - stillastående, orörlig, stilla

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不动的, 定居的, 不增减的, 常备军的, 不动的人, 常备军

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不動的, 定居的, 不增減的, 常備軍的
n. - 不動的人, 常備軍

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 움직이지 않는, 같은 상태를 유지하는, 움직일 수 없게 장치한
n. - 움직이지 않는 사람, 상비군, 주둔군

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 動かない, 変化のない, 据え付けの, 駐屯した, 常備の
n. - 駐屯軍, 動かない人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ساكن, مستقر, متوقف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮יציב, נייח, עומד, קבוע‬
n. - ‮אדם או דבר יציב, דבר נייח‬


 
 

 

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