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English Dictionary: static by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
static
adj
  1. not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest"
    Synonym(s): inactive, motionless, static, still
  2. concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity; "an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity"
    Synonym(s): electrostatic, static
  3. showing little if any change; "a static population"
    Synonym(s): static, stable, unchanging
n
  1. a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference
    Synonym(s): static, atmospherics, atmospheric static
  2. angry criticism; "they will probably give you a lot of static about your editorial"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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}.
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