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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stat•ic /ˈstætɪk/USA pronunciation adj. Also, ˈstat•i•cal. - Physicsof or relating to objects or forces at rest or in balance or equilibrium.
- showing little change:a static relationship.
- lacking movement or liveliness:a novel that has nothing but static characters.
- Electricity (of electricity) not flowing or moving through a substance:[before a noun]His hair stood on end from the static electricity.
n. [uncountable] - Electricity
- static or atmospheric electricity.
- , Electricityinterference with radio broadcasts, etc., due to such electricity:A loud burst of static drowned out the announcement.
- Informal Termsresistance or hostility, as to one's actions or plans;
opposition:He gave me a lot of static about changing the system. stat•i•cal•ly, adv. See -stat-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stat•ic (stat′ik),USA pronunciation adj. Also, stat′i•cal. - 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.
- Sociologyreferring to a condition of social life bound by tradition.
- Electricitypertaining to or noting static electricity.
- Telecommunicationsnoting or pertaining to atmospheric electricity interfering with radar, radio, the sending and receiving of wireless messages, etc.
- Physicsacting by mere weight without producing motion:static pressure.
- Business[Econ.]pertaining to fixed relations, or different combinations of fixed quantities:static population.
n. - Electricity
- static or atmospheric electricity.
- Electricityinterference due to such electricity.
- Informal Termsdifficulty;
trouble:Will your dad give you any static on using the car?
- Greek statikós, equivalent. to sta- (stem of histánai to make stand) + -tikos -tic
- Neo-Latin staticus
- 1560–70
stat′i•cal•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: static /ˈstætɪk/ adj Also: statical - 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
- (of a memory) not needing its contents refreshed periodically
n - 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
Etymology: 16th Century: from New Latin staticus, from Greek statikos causing to stand, from histanai to stand, put on the scalesˈstatically adv |