Not moving. / incapable of being moved / unchanging

(obsolete, rare) One who, or that which, is stationary, such as a planet when apparently it has neither progressive nor retrograde motion. / Misspelling of stationery.

the state or quality of being stationary

plural of stationary

plural of stationary front

plural of stationary phase

(mathematics, stochastic processes, of a Markov chain) a row vector 𝜋 whose entries sum to 1 that satisfies the equation 𝜋P=𝜋, where P is the transition matrix of the Markov chain.

plural of stationary wave

A wave form which occurs in a limited, fixed medium in such a way that the reflected wave coincides with the produced wave. A common example is the vibration of the strings on a musical stringed instrument.

(chemistry) The solid or liquid phase of a chromatography system on which the materials are to be separated or selectively absorbed ᵂᵖ