adjective
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not in motion
the unmoving sea
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still or constant
an invisible but unmoving point
Etymology
Origin of unmoving
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; un- 1, moving
Example Sentences
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Scientists and meteorologists say the conditions for such persistent cloud cover are ripe: an early wet season, cold temperatures and a stable, unmoving high pressure system.
From Los Angeles Times
According to this idea, the planet was capped by a stiff, unmoving outer shell while heat-driven convection took place deeper in the mantle.
From Science Daily
In the film, there is no middle ground, only a binary idea of justice — a rigid, unmoving idea of what is right and what is wrong.
From Salon
Tuesday, the live camera treated viewers with a glimpse of an unmoving furry white lump atop a wooden platform.
From Los Angeles Times
“Show’s what you know,” his grandfather told him, helping May up onto the unmoving horse.
From Literature
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