From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Static \Stat"ic\ (st[a^]t"[i^]k), Statical \Stat"ic*al\
(-[i^]*kal), a. [Gr. statiko`s causing to stand, skilled in
weighing, fr. 'ista`nai 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.
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2. Pertaining to bodies at rest or in equilibrium.
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Static electricity, Statical electricity. See the Note
under Electricity, 1.
Statical moment. See under Moment.
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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" [syn: inactive, motionless, static, still]
2: concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity;
"an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static
electricity" [syn: electrostatic, static]
3: showing little if any change; "a static population" [syn:
static, stable, unchanging]
n 1: a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical
interference [syn: static, atmospherics, {atmospheric
static}]
2: angry criticism; "they will probably give you a lot of static
about your editorial"
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008) [foldoc]:
static
<programming> static typing, static variable.
<storage> static random-access memory.
<World-Wide Web> static content.
<theory, programming> static analysis.