dictionary definitions for "static"


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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Pertaining to bodies at rest or in equilibrium.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Static electricity, Statical electricity. See the Note
        under Electricity, 1.
  
     Statical moment. See under Moment.
        [1913 Webster]

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.
  


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