Meaning

4 senses
  1. (not comparable)Not moving.

    The train remained stationary for a few moments, before lurching forward along the track.

    stationär

    неподви́жныйnepodvížnyj

    нерухо́мийneruxómyj

  2. (not comparable)Incapable of being moved.

    stationär, unbeweglich, ortsgebunden

    стациона́рныйstacionárnyj

    стаціона́рнийstacionárnyj

    not capable of being moved

  3. (not comparable)Unchanging.

    постоя́нныйpostojánnyj

    пості́йнийpostíjnyj

  4. (not comparable)A set which intersects all club sets.

Examples

5 sentences
  1. The albatross appeared to be stationary in the air.

  2. Ziri jumped out of the stationary vehicle and began to flee.

  3. There was a stationary lorry in the middle of the road.

    deEin Lastwagen stand mitten auf der Straße. — samueldora

  4. The population remains stationary.

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  5. The ball crashed against the crossbar, slammed down and bounced up over stationary and onrushing players alike.

    deDer Ball krachte gegen die Latte, ging hernieder und sprang über dastehende wie heranstürmende Spieler zugleich hinweg. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
not moving:
incapable of being moved:
unchanging:
Русский
By meaning 3
not moving:
incapable of being moved:
unchanging:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
not moving:
incapable of being moved:

Origin

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

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

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