"stationary" meaning in English

See stationary in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ɹi/ [UK], /ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛɹi/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stationary.wav [Southern-England]
enPR: stāʹshə-nĕr'ē Etymology: From Latin stationarius, from statio, ultimately from stō (“to stand”). Doublet of stationer. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*steh₂-}}, {{der|en|la|stationarius}} Latin stationarius, {{m|la|statio}} statio, {{m|la|stō||to stand}} stō (“to stand”), {{doublet|en|stationer}} Doublet of stationer Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} stationary (not comparable)
  1. Not moving. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (not moving): fixed, immobile, motionless, still, stock-still, unmoving Translations (not moving): անշարժ (anšarž) (Armenian), estacionari (Catalan), 不动 (bùdòng) (Chinese Mandarin), stationair (Dutch), stilstaand (Dutch), haltigita (Esperanto), liikkumaton (Finnish), paikallaan oleva [attributive] (Finnish), paikallaan (Finnish), liikkumatta [adverbial] (Finnish), stationnaire [feminine, masculine] (French), stationär (German), mozdulatlan (Hungarian), 止まっている (tomatteiru) (Japanese), 静止した (sēshi shita) (Japanese), 멈춰 있는 (meomchwo inneun) (Korean), statīvus (Latin), upa (Maori), whakaroau (Maori), estacionário (Portuguese), staționar (Romanian), неподви́жный (nepodvížnyj) (Russian), estacionario (Spanish), digala (Tagalog), sabit (Turkish), durağan (Turkish), hareketsiz (Turkish), stasyoner (Turkish), нерухо́мий (neruxómyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-stationary-en-adj-7IBv~qn3 Disambiguation of 'not moving': 95 2 2 Disambiguation of 'not moving': 95 2 2
  2. Incapable of being moved. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (incapable of being moved): immobile, unmoveable Translations (incapable of being moved): стациона́рен (stacionáren) (Bulgarian), immòbil (Catalan), onverzettelijk (Dutch), kiinteä (Finnish), stationär (German), unbeweglich (German), ortsgebunden (German), standortgebunden (German), 固定された (kotē sareta) (Japanese), 고정된 (gojeongdoen) (Korean), immōbilis (Latin), estacionário (Portuguese), стациона́рный (stacionárnyj) (Russian), inamovible (Spanish), stasyoner (Turkish), стаціона́рний (stacionárnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-stationary-en-adj-dVi8Tj~a Disambiguation of 'incapable of being moved': 4 94 3 Disambiguation of 'incapable of being moved': 4 94 3
  3. Unchanging. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (unchanging): changeless, constant, immutable, unchanging Translations (unchanging): неизменен (neizmenen) (Bulgarian), estacionari (Catalan), onveranderlijk (Dutch), muuttumaton (Finnish), pysähtynyt (Finnish), 変わらない (kawaranai) (Japanese), 변함없는 (byeonhameomneun) (Korean), 고정된 (gojeongdoen) (Korean), estacionário (Portuguese), staționar (Romanian), neschimbător (Romanian), постоя́нный (postojánnyj) (Russian), estacionario (Spanish), sabit (Turkish), durağan (Turkish), пості́йний (postíjnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-stationary-en-adj-4SzFKttU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 15 38 25 2 Disambiguation of 'unchanging': 3 2 94 Disambiguation of 'unchanging': 3 2 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: inanimate, inert, sedentary, stationary, torpid Hypernyms: inactive Hyponyms: stagnant

Noun

IPA: /ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ɹi/ [UK], /ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛɹi/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stationary.wav [Southern-England] Forms: stationaries [plural]
enPR: stāʹshə-nĕr'ē Etymology: From Latin stationarius, from statio, ultimately from stō (“to stand”). Doublet of stationer. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*steh₂-}}, {{der|en|la|stationarius}} Latin stationarius, {{m|la|statio}} statio, {{m|la|stō||to stand}} stō (“to stand”), {{doublet|en|stationer}} Doublet of stationer Head templates: {{en-noun}} stationary (plural stationaries)
  1. (obsolete, rare) One who, or that which, is stationary, such as a planet when apparently it has neither progressive nor retrograde motion. Tags: obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-stationary-en-noun-pdVr68ww
  2. Misspelling of stationery. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: stationery
    Sense id: en-stationary-en-noun-afupLNcR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: stationary point, stationery

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "in motion"
    },
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      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"not moving\"",
      "word": "moving"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"not moving\"",
      "word": "on the move"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"incapable of being moved\"",
      "word": "mobile"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"incapable of being moved\"",
      "word": "moveable"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"unchanging\"",
      "word": "changing"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"unchanging\"",
      "word": "mutable"
    },
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      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"unchanging\"",
      "word": "variable"
    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "hydrostationary"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "semistationary"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "stationary air"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "stationary bicycle"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "stationary bike"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "stationary distribution"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "stationary engine"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "stationary front"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "stationary phase"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "stationary phase approximation"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "stationary point"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "stationary wave"
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        {
          "text": "The train remained stationary for a few moments, before lurching forward along the track.",
          "type": "example"
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      ],
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          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "fixed"
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "immobile"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "motionless"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "still"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "stock-still"
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          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
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          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "anšarž",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "անշարժ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "estacionari"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "bùdòng",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "不动"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "stationair"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "stilstaand"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "haltigita"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "liikkumaton"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "tags": [
            "attributive"
          ],
          "word": "paikallaan oleva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "paikallaan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "tags": [
            "adverbial"
          ],
          "word": "liikkumatta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "stationnaire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "stationär"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "mozdulatlan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tomatteiru",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "止まっている"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sēshi shita",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "静止した"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "meomchwo inneun",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "멈춰 있는"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "statīvus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "upa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "whakaroau"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "estacionário"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "staționar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nepodvížnyj",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "неподви́жный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "estacionario"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "digala"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "sabit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "durağan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "hareketsiz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "stasyoner"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "neruxómyj",
          "sense": "not moving",
          "word": "нерухо́мий"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Incapable of being moved."
      ],
      "id": "en-stationary-en-adj-dVi8Tj~a",
      "links": [
        [
          "Incapable",
          "incapable"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 3",
          "sense": "incapable of being moved",
          "word": "immobile"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 3",
          "sense": "incapable of being moved",
          "word": "unmoveable"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "stacionáren",
          "sense": "incapable of being moved",
          "word": "стациона́рен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 3",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "incapable of being moved",
          "word": "immòbil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "incapable of being moved",
          "word": "onverzettelijk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "incapable of being moved",
          "word": "kiinteä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "incapable of being moved",
          "word": "stationär"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "incapable of being moved",
          "word": "unbeweglich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "incapable of being moved",
          "word": "ortsgebunden"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "incapable of being moved",
          "word": "standortgebunden"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 3",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kotē sareta",
          "sense": "incapable of being moved",
          "word": "固定された"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 3",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gojeongdoen",
          "sense": "incapable of being moved",
          "word": "고정된"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 3",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "incapable of being moved",
          "word": "immōbilis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "incapable of being moved",
          "word": "estacionário"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "stacionárnyj",
          "sense": "incapable of being moved",
          "word": "стациона́рный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "incapable of being moved",
          "word": "inamovible"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "incapable of being moved",
          "word": "stasyoner"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "stacionárnyj",
          "sense": "incapable of being moved",
          "word": "стаціона́рний"
        }
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Unchanging."
      ],
      "id": "en-stationary-en-adj-4SzFKttU",
      "links": [
        [
          "Unchanging",
          "unchanging"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 94",
          "sense": "unchanging",
          "word": "changeless"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 94",
          "sense": "unchanging",
          "word": "constant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 94",
          "sense": "unchanging",
          "word": "immutable"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 94",
          "sense": "unchanging",
          "word": "unchanging"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 94",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "neizmenen",
          "sense": "unchanging",
          "word": "неизменен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 94",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "unchanging",
          "word": "estacionari"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 94",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "unchanging",
          "word": "onveranderlijk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 94",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "unchanging",
          "word": "muuttumaton"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 94",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "unchanging",
          "word": "pysähtynyt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 94",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kawaranai",
          "sense": "unchanging",
          "word": "変わらない"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 94",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "byeonhameomneun",
          "sense": "unchanging",
          "word": "변함없는"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 94",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gojeongdoen",
          "sense": "unchanging",
          "word": "고정된"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 94",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "unchanging",
          "word": "estacionário"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 94",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "unchanging",
          "word": "staționar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 94",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "unchanging",
          "word": "neschimbător"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 94",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "postojánnyj",
          "sense": "unchanging",
          "word": "постоя́нный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 94",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "unchanging",
          "word": "estacionario"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 94",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "unchanging",
          "word": "sabit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 94",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:stationary",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:stationary",
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      "code": "hy",
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      "sense": "not moving",
      "word": "անշարժ"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "not moving",
      "word": "estacionari"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "not moving",
      "word": "不动"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "not moving",
      "word": "stilstaand"
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      "sense": "not moving",
      "word": "haltigita"
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      "sense": "not moving",
      "word": "liikkumaton"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not moving",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "paikallaan oleva"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not moving",
      "word": "paikallaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not moving",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ],
      "word": "liikkumatta"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not moving",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stationnaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "not moving",
      "word": "stationär"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "not moving",
      "word": "mozdulatlan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tomatteiru",
      "sense": "not moving",
      "word": "止まっている"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sēshi shita",
      "sense": "not moving",
      "word": "静止した"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "meomchwo inneun",
      "sense": "not moving",
      "word": "멈춰 있는"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "not moving",
      "word": "statīvus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not moving",
      "word": "upa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not moving",
      "word": "whakaroau"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "not moving",
      "word": "estacionário"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "not moving",
      "word": "staționar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "not moving",
      "word": "неподви́жный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "not moving",
      "word": "estacionario"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "not moving",
      "word": "digala"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "not moving",
      "word": "sabit"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "not moving",
      "word": "durağan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "not moving",
      "word": "hareketsiz"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "not moving",
      "word": "stasyoner"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "neruxómyj",
      "sense": "not moving",
      "word": "нерухо́мий"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "word": "стациона́рен"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "word": "immòbil"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "incapable of being moved",
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "word": "unbeweglich"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "incapable of being moved",
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "incapable of being moved",
      "word": "standortgebunden"
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    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kotē sareta",
      "sense": "incapable of being moved",
      "word": "固定された"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gojeongdoen",
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      "word": "고정된"
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      "code": "la",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "incapable of being moved",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "inamovible"
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "incapable of being moved",
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    {
      "code": "uk",
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      "word": "стаціона́рний"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "word": "неизменен"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "unchanging",
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    {
      "code": "nl",
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      "word": "onveranderlijk"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unchanging",
      "word": "muuttumaton"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unchanging",
      "word": "pysähtynyt"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kawaranai",
      "sense": "unchanging",
      "word": "変わらない"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "byeonhameomneun",
      "sense": "unchanging",
      "word": "변함없는"
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    {
      "code": "ko",
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      "sense": "unchanging",
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    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "unchanging",
      "word": "estacionário"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "unchanging",
      "word": "staționar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "unchanging",
      "word": "neschimbător"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "postojánnyj",
      "sense": "unchanging",
      "word": "постоя́нный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "word": "estacionario"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
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    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "unchanging",
      "word": "durağan"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "postíjnyj",
      "sense": "unchanging",
      "word": "пості́йний"
    }
  ],
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    "stationary"
  ],
  "word": "stationary"
}

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    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *steh₂-",
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    "English terms with audio links",
    "English terms with homophones",
    "English uncomparable adjectives"
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      "name": "root"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "stationarius"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "2": "statio"
      },
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "stationary point"
    },
    {
      "word": "stationery"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with rare senses"
      ],
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        "One who, or that which, is stationary, such as a planet when apparently it has neither progressive nor retrograde motion."
      ],
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        [
          "planet",
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
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      "ipa": "/ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛɹi/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
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    },
    {
      "enpr": "stāʹshə-nĕr'ē"
    }
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}

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