different between standstill vs stationary

English

Etymology

From stand +? still. Compare Dutch stilstand (“standstill”), German Stillstand (“standstill”), Danish stilstand (“standstill”).

Noun

standstill (countable and uncountable, plural standstills)

1. complete immobility; halt
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     For the caller the advantage relies on a fast solution of his service request, leading to less standstill and non-productive periods for the service customer.

Synonyms

• deadlock
• grind
• halt
• idle
• impasse

Antonyms

• motion
• movement

Derived terms

• standstill agreement

Translations

Anagrams

• stillstand

English

Etymology

From Latin stationarius, from statio, ultimately from st? (“to stand”). Doublet of stationer.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ste??(?)n(?)?i/
• (US) enPR: st??sh?-n?r'?, IPA^(key): /?ste????n??i/
• Homophone: stationery
• Hyphenation: sta?tion?ary

Adjective

stationary (not comparable)

1. Not moving.

   The train remained stationary for a few moments, before lurching forward along the track.

2. incapable of being moved
3. unchanging

Synonyms

• (not moving): fixed, immobile, motionless, still, stock-still, unmoving
• (incapable of being moved): immobile, unmoveable
• (unchanging): changeless, constant, immutable, unchanging

Antonyms

• (not moving): in motion, moving, on the move
• (incapable of being moved): mobile, moveable
• (unchanging): changing, mutable, variable

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

stationary (plural stationaries)

1. One who, or that which, is stationary, such as a planet when apparently it has neither progressive nor retrograde motion.

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2. Misspelling of stationery.

See also

• stationary point
• stationery