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stationary (adjective) (not comparable)
1. Descriptive of something which is fixed, immobile, or motionless: Tim's car stayed stationary with the engine running while he waited for his sister to get in.
2. Pertaining to a thing that is securely placed: Lynn liked peddling on the bike in the gym because it was stationary and didn't budge.
This entry is located in the following units: -ary (page 12) stato-, stat-, sta-, -static, -stasi, staso-, -stasis, -stasia, -stacy, -stitute, -stitution, -sist (page 19)
stationary, stationery
stationary (STAY shuh ner" ee) (adjective)
Not moving; staying in one place or position: "The weather front has remained stationary in our area."

"The prices for the kind of machinery we are using have remained stationary over the last months."

stationery (STAY shuh ner" ee) (noun)
Writing paper and envelopes and related office or personal supplies that are used for corresponding with others: "We are fortunate that we have a store in our neighborhood which sells stationery items and supplies."

He asked the salesman if the prices for the various kinds of stationery will remain stationary for the next months in case he needs to get some more for his business.

Spell it stationery when you mean paper and other writing materials, and spell it stationary when you mean standing, fixed, not movable, etc.

This entry is located in the following unit: Confusing Words Clarified: Group S; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. + (page 9)
Word Entries containing the term: “stationary”
quasi-stationary front
In meteorology, a frontal system that is stationary or nearly stationary; generally, a front that moves at a speed of less than five knots (0.26 meter per second); also, stationary front.
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stationary front
An unmoving boundary between two air masses.
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