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static
[stat-ik]
adjective
pertaining to or characterized by a fixed or stationary condition.
showing little or no change.
a static concept; a static relationship.
lacking movement, development, or vitality.
The novel was marred by static characterizations, especially in its central figures.
Sociology.Ģżreferring to a condition of social life bound by tradition.
Electricity.Ģżpertaining to or noting static electricity.
noting or pertaining to atmospheric electricity interfering with radar, radio, the sending and receiving of wireless messages, etc.
Physics.Ģżacting by mere weight without producing motion.
static pressure.
Economics.Ģżpertaining to fixed relations, or different combinations of fixed quantities.
static population.
Computers.Ģż(of data storage, processing, or programming) unaffected by the passage of time or the presence or absence of power.
A static website contains web pages with fixed content that does not change as the user interacts with it.
noun
Electricity.Ģż
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
Informal.Ģżdifficulty; trouble.
Will your dad give you any static on using the car?
static
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adjective
not active or moving; stationary
(of a weight, force, or pressure) acting but causing no movement
of or concerned with forces that do not produce movement Compare dynamic
relating to or causing stationary electric charges; electrostatic
of or relating to interference in the reception of radio or television transmissions
of or concerned with statics
sociol characteristic of or relating to a society that has reached a state of equilibrium so that no changes are taking place
computing (of a memory) not needing its contents refreshed periodically Compare dynamic
noun
random hissing or crackling or a speckled picture caused by the interference of electrical disturbances in the reception of radio or television transmissions
electric sparks or crackling produced by friction
static
Having no motion; being at rest.
Compare dynamic
Relating to or producing static electricity.
Distortion or interruption of a broadcast signal, such as crackling or noise in a receiver or specks on a television screen, often produced when background electromagnetic radiation in the atmosphere disturbs signal reception or when there are loose connections in the transmission or reception circuits.
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- statically adverb
- nonstatic adjective
- unstatic adjective
- unstatical adjective
- unstatically adverb
- Ė²õ³Ł²¹³Ł¾±³¦²¹±ō±ō²ā adverb
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of static1
Example Sentences
She said local authority she leads had a "static" number of asylum seekers and that the region had a "proud history" of welcoming people.
Mr and Mrs Ross were looking for an investment opportunity, and thought they'd found the perfect solution when they came across Malton Grange Country Park, a static caravan site in North Yorkshire.
In our current dystopian circumstance, it's hard to sort out the signal from the static.
But, she says, attraction is "not static" and can evolve over time.
"When I was a young boy from Uttoxeter we had a family friend that had a static caravan up at Ingoldmells," he said.
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