The condition of being stationary / (mathematics) The condition of a series in which the value at all points is the same; the stationary value itself

(military, Britain, Canada) The positions or activity assumed by the crew of a warship immediately in advance of combat or other hostile action; general quarters; also, the signal given to indicate such imminent action.

plural of stationary phase

The condition of being static

Used to ask for directions in order to go to a bus station.

Used to ask for directions in order to go to a train station.

plural of urination station

(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.

Resistant to static electricity.

(oil industry) a method of closing an oil well, in which the blowout preventer has been tripped and has closed off oil flow; by pumping in drilling fluid (synthetic mud) through the blowout preventer down the borehole, to push down the artesian oil to contain the oil in its reservoir, and following with concrete (cement) to plug the hole