Stationary Meaning
/ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ɹi/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot moving.
adjIncapable of being moved.
Sentence Examples
The population remains stationary.
The albatross appeared to be stationary in the air.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Because the car ran out of gas, it remained ____ on the highway.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The car remained ____ at the traffic lights for a long time, leading us to believe it had broken down.
Word Origin & History
From Latin stationarius, from statio, ultimately from stō (“to stand”). Doublet of stationer.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"As also, that then they [the planets] are Stationaries in their houses which be in the middle points of the latitudes, which they cal eclipticks."
— 1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book II.]”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Because the car ran out of gas, it remained ____ on the highway.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The car remained ____ at the traffic lights for a long time, leading us to believe it had broken down.