inpatient / stationary / brick-and-mortar
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inpatient
Refers to medical treatment in which the patient stays overnight in a hospital or clinic. The opposite is 'ambulant' (outpatient).
Nach der schweren Operation musste er drei Wochen stationär behandelt werden.
After the serious operation, he had to be treated as an inpatient for three weeks.
stationary
Fixed in place, not movable; located in a fixed position.
Im Gegensatz zu einem Mobiltelefon ist ein Festnetztelefon ein stationäres Gerät.
Unlike a mobile phone, a landline phone is a stationary device.
brick-and-mortar
Refers to retail in a physical store, as opposed to online retail.
Viele Kunden schätzen die persönliche Beratung im stationären Einzelhandel.
Many customers value the personal advice in brick-and-mortar retail.
The adjective 'stationär' (inpatient/stationary/brick-and-mortar) is related to the noun 'die Station' (station/ward). The basic idea behind all meanings is that something is or takes place at a fixed location, a 'Station'.
Für die Langzeitmessung benötigen wir ein stationäres Gerät.
For the long-term measurement, we need a stationary device.
The context reveals the meaning: if it is about a 'Krankenhaus' (hospital) or 'Behandlung' (treatment), the medical meaning is intended. With 'Gerät' (device) or 'Computer' (computer), it is about technology. With 'Handel' (retail) or 'Geschäft' (shop), retail is meant.
Der Patient bleibt zur Beobachtung stationär im Krankenhaus.
The patient is staying in the hospital as an inpatient for observation.
In a medical context, 'stationär' (as an inpatient) is often used like an adverb to describe a verb, e.g. 'stationär behandeln' (to treat as an inpatient). In the other meanings, it almost always stands as an adjective before a noun.
Der Verletzte musste stationär versorgt werden.
The injured person had to receive inpatient care.
In the medical field, the most common combinations are 'stationäre Behandlung' (inpatient treatment), 'stationäre Aufnahme' (inpatient admission), and 'stationärer Aufenthalt' (inpatient stay).
Eine stationäre Aufnahme war in ihrem Fall nicht notwendig.
In her case, inpatient admission was not necessary.
In an economic context, the word is almost always used in the fixed collocation 'der stationäre Handel' (brick-and-mortar retail) or 'der stationäre Einzelhandel' (brick-and-mortar retail).
Die Beratung im stationären Handel ist oft besser als online.
The advice in brick-and-mortar retail is often better than online.
static
Stationär means that something remains in a fixed place and is not moved. Statisch, by contrast, emphasizes a motionless, rigid, or unchanging state. Use stationär for a fixed location; statisch is more appropriate when there is no movement or development.
Das Trainingsrad ist stationär und bleibt fest an seinem Platz.
The exercise bike is stationary and stays fixed in its place.
Die Haltung auf dem Trainingsrad ist statisch und verändert sich eine Minute lang nicht.
The posture on the exercise bike is static and does not change for a full minute.
