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Static : adj
1: not active or moving; "a static village community and a
completely undynamic type of agriculture"; "static
feudal societies" [syn: unchanging]
2: not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest"
[syn: inactive, motionless, still]
3: concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity;
"an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static
electricity" [syn: electrostatic]
4: showing little if any change; "a static population" [syn: stable,
unchanging]
(noun)
1: a crackling or hissing noise cause by electrical
interference [syn: atmospherics, atmospheric static]
2: angry criticism; "they will probably give you a lot of
static about your editorial"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Static : \Stat"ic\, Statical \Stat"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ? causing to
stand, skilled in weighing, fr. ? to cause to stand: cf. F.
statique. See Stand, and cf. Stage.]
1. Resting; acting by mere weight without motion; as,
statical pressure; static objects.
2. Pertaining to bodies at rest or in equilibrium.
Statical electricity. See Note under Electricity, 1.
Statical moment. See under Moment.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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