stationary vs stationery
Definitions
adjective
- standing still
- not capable of being moved
Examples
I wrote it early in 1945 and it was published in Wireless World in October, just after the war had ended, and it laid down the principles which now determine the world's communication system, the idea that you'd have satellites poised at such a height above the earth that they remained stationery in the sky and so-called synchronous, or geostationary, orbit.
The ambatch float remained perfectly stationary upon the surface.
It's customary to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flagstaffs in the open.
Definitions
noun
- paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes
Examples
Paper Gummeed Tape, Carbon Paper , Computer Paper , Opffice Stationery, Table Stationery Paper Products.
I wrote it early in 1945 and it was published in Wireless World in October, just after the war had ended, and it laid down the principles which now determine the world's communication system, the idea that you'd have satellites poised at such a height above the earth that they remained stationery in the sky and so-called synchronous, or geostationary, orbit.
You'd better tell whatsit - what's his name - the guy in charge of stationery.
