stationary station
1stationary — late 14c., in relation to planetary motions, from L. stationarius, in classical Latin, of a military station, from statio (see STATION (Cf. station)) …
2Station (disambiguation) — Station (from Latin statio ) can refer to anything stationary, specifically:* status, social status * a relay station in a courier system *cursus publicus (Roman Empire) * a type of postal facility that is not a main post office; term explained… …
3Station Chief — is a term for certain officials who are appointed as chief of a station , i.e. a stationary post, of various natures. Colonial In English, a description for the factor of a colonial factory (i.e settlement and/or garrison), while a formal station …
4stationary — [stā′shə ner΄ē] adj. [ME stacionarye < L stationarius < statio: see STATION] 1. not moving or not movable; fixed or still 2. unchanging in condition, value, etc.; not increasing or decreasing 3. not migratory or itinerant n. pl.… …
5station — [stā′shən] n. [ME stacioun < OFr station < L statio, a standing, post, station < status, pp. of stare, to STAND] 1. the place where a person or thing stands or is located, esp. an assigned post, position, or location; specif., a) the… …
6stationary adj — station wagon n, stationery n …
7station — 01. The train finally came into the [station] over an hour behind schedule. 02. We d better stop at a gas [station] pretty soon; we re low on fuel. 03. He does a lot of endurance training on the [stationary] bicycles. 04. My grandfather was… …
8Stationary engine — A stationary engine is an engine whose framework does not move. It is normally used not to propel a vehicle but to drive a piece of immobile equipment such as a pump or power tool.This article concentrates on oil burning or internal combustion… …
9stationary — adj. 1 remaining in one place, not moving (hit a stationary car). 2 not meant to be moved; not portable (stationary troops; stationary engine). 3 not changing in magnitude, number, quality, efficiency, etc. (stationary temperature). 4 (of a… …
10station — [14] A station is etymologically a ‘standing’, hence a ‘place for standing’ – a guard who takes up his ‘station’ outside a building goes and ‘stands’ there. The word comes via Old French station from Latin statiō ‘standing’, a descendant of the… …
