What does Static mean?

Definitions for Static
ˈstæt ɪkstat·ic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. static, atmospherics, atmospheric staticnoun

    a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference

  2. staticadjective

    angry criticism

    "they will probably give you a lot of static about your editorial"

  3. inactive, motionless, static, stilladjective

    not in physical motion

    "the inertia of an object at rest"

  4. electrostatic, staticadjective

    concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity

    "an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity"

  5. static, stable, unchangingadjective

    showing little if any change

    "a static population"

Wiktionary

  1. staticnoun

    Interference on a broadcast signal caused by atmospheric disturbances; heard as crackles on radio, or seen as random specks on television.

  2. staticnoun

    Interference or obstruction from people.

  3. staticnoun

    Something that is not part of any perceived universe phenomena; having no motion; no particle; no wavelength.

  4. staticnoun

    Static electricity.

  5. staticadjective

    Unable to change.

  6. staticadjective

    Fixed in place.

  7. staticadjective

    Occupying memory allocated when a program is loaded.

  8. staticadjective

    Having no motion.

  9. Etymology: Modern staticus, from στατικός, from ἱστάναι.

ChatGPT

  1. static

    Static generally refers to something that remains fixed, unmoving, or unchanging. It can be applied to different contexts such as: 1. Physics: Refers to physical bodies or forces at rest or in equilibrium. 2. Computing: Describes a variable, value, or method that is permanently existing or not subject to change. 3. Electricity: Refers to electric charges at rest, producing electric fields but not electric currents. 4. Telecom: Describes interfering signals causing noise or distortion in communication channels. Overall, it denotes a steady, unmoving, or unchanging state.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Staticadjective

    alt. of Statical

Wikidata

  1. Static

    Static is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in books published by DC Comics. Created by writers Dwayne McDuffie and Robert L. Washington III, and artist John Paul Leon, Static first appeared in Static #1, one of the titles published by Milestone Comics, an imprint of DC Comics. After the closing of Milestone Comics, Static became part of DC's mainstream universe of characters, and a member of the Teen Titans.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Static

    -al, stat′ik, -al, adj. pertaining to statics: pertaining to bodies at rest or in equilibrium: resting: acting by mere weight.—adv. Stat′ically.—n. Stat′ics, the science which treats of the action of force in maintaining rest or preventing change of motion. [Gr. statikē (epistēmē, 'science,' being understood)—histēmi.]

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British National Corpus

  1. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Static' in Adjectives Frequency: #933

Anagrams for Static »

  1. attics

  2. catsit

  3. sticta

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Static in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Static in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Static in a Sentence

  1. Dr Jones:

    People have released ‘digital’ rolls in the UK and the US but they tend to be static photos. This is a fully scrolling, online and zoomable text, it’s considerably more sophisticated than anything that exists in the world today.

  2. Katherine Lewis:

    Our lives are messy, and our homes should not be shrines to perfection. They are places where we go to experiment, our kids are always changing. This is not a static situation.

  3. Andrea Scholer, author and philosopher:

    It is difficult for intellect, technology, and peace to coexist. Not because peace is static where the other two require constant stimulation. Peace can embrace change. It is because we live in a world where intellect and technology compete for power. And peace does not allow for inequality or competition.

  4. Van Dokkum:

    It leads to a different way of looking at galaxies, where we always seen them as completely static in the sky, unchanging on human time scales, in fact, they are shimmering. They are shimmering constantly. Every pixel in the image is getting brighter and fainter and they are not constant at all, which is sort of a different way of almost thinking about the light in the universe.

  5. Andrew Schneider:

    I just have this feeling if I take pi, well past all this static, take pi to 10 million, 20 million digits, that I'll find something really incredible. Not just a pattern, not just an order, but a sign. A mathematical sign.

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