Stationary

Examples

• Bean for a sewing machine in which the needle was stationary, and the cloth was gathered in crimps or folds and forced over the stationary needle. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• In the Hetton Railway, which ran for a part of its distance through rough country, he used stationary engines wherever he could not secure grades that would make locomotives practicable. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• By turning the wheel any type can be brought to the front, and a stationary guide controls its descent as it makes the impression. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Such boilers are adapted for portable stationary engines, locomotives, fire and marine engines, and the fire is built within the boiler frame. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• It is hard in the stationary, and miserable in the declining state. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• One solid stationary point in the looseness of this gentleman's character was, that he respected and admired his sister Amy. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• This crude tool, brought into use by ancient Egypt, remained almost stationary as to form and method of use until the middle of the last century. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Whenever Mr. Snagsby and his conductors are stationary, the crowd flows round, and from its squalid depths obsequious advice heaves up to Mr. Bucket. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• She has now been a longer time stationary there, than she ever was before, and she begins to want change. Jane Austen. Emma.
• The deflection of the tubes in the centre amounted to only three-quarters of an inch in each cell; it being rather less when the trains were at full speed than when stationary. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• Mulhall gives the steam horse power of the world in 1895, not including war vessels, as follows: Stationary. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• A stationary engine was erected at the top of the incline, and the waggons were drawn up by a rope wound round a large drum. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• The spark remained stationary for a moment, then moved back again in the direction from which it had advanced. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• As the water becomes warmer and warmer the level of the mercury in the tube steadily rises until the water boils, when the level remains stationary (Fig. 9). Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Flat, overhead stationary cards are also used through which the cotton is carried. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The army was not expected to be stationary. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• These cylinders move over stationary pistons which have orifices that allow the liquid to pass from one side of the piston to the other. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Then, in 1807, Salonen introduced vibrating knifes over stationary blades, fingers to gather grain to the cutters, and a rake to carry the grain off to one side. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• During the alternate periods of elevation and of stationary level the record will generally be blank. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• That game would be very simple played on a stationary floor, but with us, to play it well required science. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Livius confessed he knew not what to make of it; and put out his head to inquire of his footman what was the reason of being kept stationary. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• The load to be carried is placed on this table, and as the machine was at first designed to compress materials the load is pressed by the rising table against an upper stationary plate. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The other remained stationary. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• But it was stationary; and as the gentleman advanced into the light, I saw that he was some years older than when he had had his picture painted. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• It had a platform for receiving the grain, a knife for cutting it, supported by stationary fingers over the edge, and a reel to gather it. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• With sails abaft, the engine stopt, the vessel remained unwillingly stationary, until, after an hour's search, my poor Perdita was brought on board. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• If we employ a stationary pulley, as in Figure 109, we do not change the force, because the force required to balance the load is as large as the load itself. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Field, for the combination of an electric motor operated by means of a current from a stationary dynamo or source of electricity conducted through the rails. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• I couldn't altogether make out why, myself, as we were not stationary here, being but comers and goers anywhere. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• The spindles were mounted on a wheeled carriage that traveled back and forth a considerable distance from the drawing rolls, which were mounted in bearings in a stationary frame. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.

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