stationary
Pronunciation: /ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ɹi/
The English word “stationary” has 5 meanings listed here.
adjective
noun
- One who, or that which, is stationary, such as a planet when apparently it has neither progressive nor retrograde motion.
Etymology
From Latin stationarius, from statio, ultimately from stō (“to stand”). Doublet of stationer.
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