stationary
part of speech
adjective (stationary)
meaning for a pupil
1) Stationary means not moving, standing still: "a stationary car". tree →
2) Stationary can mean not changing: "the number of pupils stayed stationary". tree →
sense in the lessons
In science and maths lessons on movement, a stationary object has a speed of zero; on a distance–time graph, a flat line shows the object is stationary. In road safety, "never walk behind a stationary bus" because it may move. Phrases: remain stationary, stationary vehicle, stationary bike.
examples
- The car was stationary at the red light. tree →
- A stationary object has a speed of zero. tree →
- On the graph, the flat part shows when the cyclist was stationary. tree →
- Mum rides a stationary bike at the gym. tree →
- Keep the camera stationary to take a clear photo. tree →
- The train stayed stationary for ten minutes. tree →
- He therefore brought her to Delos, a floating island in the AEgean Sea, which he made stationary by attaching it with chains of adamant to the bottom of the sea. tree →
note
Big spelling trap: stationary (with -ary) means not moving; stationery (with -ery) means paper, pens and envelopes. Memory trick: stationEry has "E" for envelopes; stationAry has "A" for "at a standstill".
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «stationary» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.