Definitions for static
ˈstæt ɪkstat·ic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Staticadjective

   alt. of Statical

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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.

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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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1. static

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1. • Noise

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. Rachel Margolis:

   The older research was really looking at marital status and health at one point in time and taking a picture that was way too simple for our social world, one of the things this study does is look at the fact that partnership is varied, and partnership is not static.

2. 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.

3. Lydia Buist:

   We've done cooking classes before and they're quite static, this has been a bit more hands-on. We also liked the idea of this because it's different, and more chilled.

4. Lynn Liddle:

   I think what we’re doing is the right thing for our consumers and for the small business owners, so they do not have to pay for a big static menu board that won't help the consumer anyway.

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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