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Stationary vs Static - What's the difference?

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Static is a antonym of stationary.



As adjectives the difference between stationary and static

is that stationary is not moving while static is unchanging; that cannot or does not change.

As nouns the difference between stationary and static

is that stationary is one who, or that which, is stationary, such as a planet when apparently it has neither progressive nor retrograde motion while static is interference on a broadcast signal caused by atmospheric disturbances; heard as crackles on radio, or seen as random specks on television.

stationary

English

Adjective

(wikipedia stationary) (en adjective)
  • Not moving.
  • For a few moments, the train remained stationary , before lurching forward along the track.
  • incapable of being moved
  • 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

    Noun

    (stationaries)
  • One who, or that which, is stationary, such as a planet when apparently it has neither progressive nor retrograde motion.
  • (Holland)
  • See also

    * stationary point

    static

    English

    Alternative forms

    * statick

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Unchanging; that cannot or does not change.
  • Immobile; fixed in place; having no motion.
  • *
  • (programming) Occupying fixed memory, allocated when a program is loaded.
  • Synonyms

    * stable * (Having no motion) still

    Antonyms

    * (Unchanging) dynamic * (Having no motion) dynamic, kinetic, mobile * (computing) dynamic

    Derived terms

    * hydrostatic * statical * staticity

    Noun

    (-)
  • Interference on a broadcast signal caused by atmospheric disturbances; heard as crackles on radio, or seen as random specks on television.
  • (by extension) Interference or obstruction from people.
  • Something that is not part of any perceived universe phenomena; having no motion; no particle; no wavelength.
  • Static electricity.
  • Anagrams

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