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static[1,adjective] static[2,noun] pitot-static tube -static static electricity static line static tube

Main Entry: ¹stat·ic
Pronunciation: 'sta-tik
Function: adjective
Etymology: New Latin staticus, from Greek statikos causing to stand, skilled in weighing, from histanai to cause to stand, weigh -- more at STAND
1 : exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion
2 : of or relating to bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium
3 : showing little change <a static population>
4 a : characterized by a lack of movement, animation, or progression b : producing an effect of repose or quiescence <a static design>
5 a : standing or fixed in one place : STATIONARY b of water : stored in a tank but not under pressure
6 : of, relating to, or producing stationary charges of electricity : ELECTROSTATIC
7 : of, relating to, or caused by radio static
- stat·i·cal /-ti-k&l/ adjective
- stat·i·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb