Stationary
Not to be confused with stationery.
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In addition to its common meaning, the word "stationary" may have the following specialized scientific meanings:
- Mathematics
- Meteorology
- A stationary front is a weather front that is not moving
- Physics
- A time-invariant system quantity, such as a constant position or temperature
- A steady state physical process, such as a vibration at constant amplitude and frequency or a steady fluid flow
- A stationary wave is a standing wave
Stationary could also mean; not moving
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