static

The definition of static is showing little or no change or an electric charge.

(adjective)

  1. An example of static is a car that remains in exactly the same place for a week.
  2. An example of static is rubbing a balloon on one's hair and then have the balloon stick to a wall.

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See static in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. of bodies, masses, or forces at rest or in equilibrium
  2. not moving or progressing; at rest; inactive; stationary
  3. Comput. designating or of memory that retains stored data as long as power is supplied
  4. Elec. designating, of, or producing stationary electrical charges, as those resulting from friction
  5. Radio of or having to do with static

Origin: ModL staticus < Gr statikos, causing to stand < histanai, to cause to stand

noun

    1. electrical discharges in the atmosphere that interfere with radio or television reception, etc.
    2. interference or noises produced by such discharges
  1. Slang adversely critical remarks

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See static in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. a. Having no motion; being at rest; quiescent.
    b. Fixed; stationary.
  2. Physics Of or relating to bodies at rest or forces that balance each other.
  3. Electricity Of, relating to, or producing stationary charges; electrostatic.
  4. Of, relating to, or produced by random radio noise.
noun
  1. Random noise, such as crackling in a receiver or specks on a television screen, produced by atmospheric disturbance of the signal.
  2. Informal
    a. Back talk.
    b. Interference; obstruction.
    c. Angry or heated criticism.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin staticus, relating to weight

Origin: , from Greek statikos, causing to stand

Origin: , from statos, standing; see stā- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • statˈi·cal adjective
  • statˈi·cal·ly adverb

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