noun.
One who, or that which, is stationary, as a planet when apparently it has neither progressive nor retrograde motion.
adjective.
Not moving; not appearing to move; stable; fixed.
adjective.
Not improving or getting worse; not growing wiser, greater, better, more excellent, or the contrary.
adjective.
Appearing to be at rest, because moving in the line of vision; not progressive or retrograde, as a planet.
adjective.
the air which under ordinary circumstances does not leave the lungs in respiration.
adjective.
A factory engine, in distinction from a blowing, pumping, or other kind of engine which is also permanently placed.