English-Thai Dictionary

stationary

ADJ ซึ่ง หยุดนิ่ง  sueng-yud-ning

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STATIONARY

a. 1. Fixed; not moving, progressive or regressive; not appearing to move. The sun becomes stationary in Cancer, in its advance into the northern signs. The court in England which was formerly itinerary, is now stationary.
2. Not advancing, in a moral sense; not improving; not growing wiser, greater or better; not becoming greater or more excellent.
3. Respecting place.
The same harmony and stationary constitution---
Stationary fever, a fever depending on peculiar seasons.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

STATIONARY

Sta "tion *a *ry, a. Etym: [L. stationarius: cf. F. stationnaire. Cf. Stationer. ]

 

1. Not moving; not appearing to move; stable; fixed. Charles Wesley, who is a more stationary man, does not believe the story. Southey.

 

2. Not improving or getting worse; not growing wiser, greater, better, more excellent, or the contrary.

 

3. Appearing to be at rest, because moving in the line of vision; not progressive or retrograde, as a planet. Stationary air (Physiol.), the air which under ordinary circumstances does not leave the lungs in respiration. -- Stationary engine. (a ) A steam engine thet 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.

 

STATIONARY

STATIONARY Sta "tion *a *ry, n.; pl. -ries (.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, is stationary, as a planet when apparently it has neither progressive nor retrograde motion. Holland.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

stationary

sta tion ar y |ˈstāSHəˌnerē ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛri | ▶adjective not moving or not intended to be moved: a car collided with a stationary vehicle. • Astronomy (of a planet ) having no apparent motion in longitude. • not changing in quantity or condition: a stationary population. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin stationarius (originally in the sense ‘belonging to a military station ’), from station- ‘standing ’ (see station ). usage: The words stationary and stationery are often confused. Stationary is an adjective that means ‘not moving or not intended to be moved, ’ as in his car collided with a stationary vehicle, whereas stationery is a noun that means ‘writing and other office materials, ’ as in I wrote to my father on the hotel stationery.

 

stationary bicycle

sta tion ar y bi cy cle (also stationary bike ) ▶noun an exercise bike.

 

stationary engine

sta tion ar y en gine ▶noun an engine that remains in a fixed position, esp. one that drives generators or other machinery in a building.

 

stationary point

sta ¦tion |ary point ▶noun Mathematics a point on a curve where the gradient is zero.

 

stationary state

sta tion ar y state ▶noun an unvarying condition in a physical process.

 

stationary wave

sta tion ar y wave ▶noun Physics another term for standing wave.

 

Oxford Dictionary

stationary

sta ¦tion |ary |ˈsteɪʃ (ə )n (ə )ri | ▶adjective not moving or not intended to be moved: a car collided with a stationary vehicle. • Astronomy (of a planet ) having no apparent motion in longitude. • not changing in quantity or condition: a stationary population. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin stationarius (originally in the sense ‘belonging to a military station ’), from statio (n- )‘standing ’ (see station ). usage: The words stationary and stationery are often confused. Stationary is an adjective which means ‘not moving or not intended to be moved ’, as in a car collided with a stationary vehicle, whereas stationery is a noun which means ‘writing and other office materials ’, as in I wrote to my father on the hotel stationery.

 

stationary bicycle

stationary bicycle (also stationary bike ) ▶noun an exercise bike.

 

stationary engine

sta ¦tion |ary en ¦gine ▶noun an engine that remains in a fixed position, especially one that drives generators or other machinery in a building.

 

stationary point

sta ¦tion |ary point ▶noun Mathematics a point on a curve where the gradient is zero.

 

stationary state

sta ¦tion |ary state ▶noun an unvarying condition in a physical process.

 

stationary wave

sta ¦tion |ary wave ▶noun Physics another term for standing wave.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

stationary

stationary adjective 1 a stationary car: static, parked, stopped, motionless, immobile, unmoving, still, stock-still, at a standstill, at rest; not moving a muscle, like a statue, rooted to the spot, frozen, inactive, inert, lifeless, inanimate. ANTONYMS moving. 2 a stationary population: unchanging, unvarying, invariable, constant, consistent, unchanged, changeless, fixed, stable, steady. ANTONYMS shifting.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

stationary

stationary adjective 1 a stationary vehicle: motionless, parked, halted, stopped, immobilized, immobile, unmoving, still, static, stock-still, at a standstill, at rest, not moving; like a statue, rooted to the spot, unstirring, frozen, inactive, inert, lifeless, inanimate. ANTONYMS moving. 2 a stationary population: unchanging, unvarying, invariable, constant, consistent, uniform, unchanged, changeless, fixed, stable, steady, undeviating. ANTONYMS shifting. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS stationary or stationery? Owing to their similarity in spelling, stationary and stationery are often confused; but their meanings have nothing in common. Stationary is an adjective meaning ‘motionless ’ (the car ploughed into a stationary van ). Stationery is a noun denoting writing and office materials (bills for stamps and stationery ).These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

stationary

sta tion ar y /stéɪʃənèri |-ʃ (ə )n (ə )ri / (! stationeryと同音 ) 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈乗り物 人などが 〉静止した , 動かない , 止まって ▸ I remained stationary from fear .私は恐ろしくてじっとしていた ▸ a stationary car 停止している車 2 変化 [増減 ]しない .3 据え付けの , 固定した ; 常備 [常駐 ]の .～̀ á ir 〘医 〙(機能的 )残気 〘通常の呼吸で肺に残っている空気 〙.～́ b ì ke 室内固定自転車 (exercise bicycle ).～̀ fr ó nt 〘気象 〙停滞前線 .～̀ ó rbit (人工衛星の )静止軌道 .～̀ s á tellite 静止衛星 .