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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. referring to a condition of social life bound by tradition.
- Electricity. pertaining to or noting static electricity.
- noting or pertaining to atmospheric electricity interfering with radar, radio, the sending and receiving of wireless messages, etc.
- Physics. acting by mere weight without producing motion:
static pressure.
- Economics. pertaining to fixed relations, or different combinations of fixed quantities:
static population.
- Computers. (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.
- static or atmospheric electricity.
- interference due to such electricity.
- Informal. difficulty; trouble:
Will your dad give you any static on using the car?
static
/ ˈæɪ /
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
Adjective
- Having no motion; being at rest.
- Compare dynamic
- Relating to or producing static electricity.
Noun
- 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.
Derived Forms
- ˈٲپ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ٲi·· adverb
- ԴDz·ٲi adjective
- ܲ·ٲi adjective
- ܲ·ٲi· adjective
- un·ٲi·· adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of static1
Example Sentences
The marketing and strategy masters student, who has lived in the area for four years, said "things were so static" voting was a "bit of a moot point".
I believed Epic Universe’s kid-focused land would go the way of those of theme park’s past, with static figures and more cartoonish-leaning design.
Bank of England base rates at the time remained static at 0.5%.
The top three were in a race of their own and the entire grand prix was pretty static in terms of order.
They snapped into midfield challenges and passed bravely through the lines, far more than the static and retreating England midfields that came to define Southgate's biggest matches.
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