static
static Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Lacking in movement, action, or change, especially in a way viewed as undesirable or uninteresting.
"Housing prices in the region have remained largely static over the past two years."
Relating to stationary electric charges rather than electric currents.
"Walking across the wool carpet in dry winter air generated a strong static charge."
Acting as weight, or produced by weight without motion; relating to bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium.
"Engineers calculated the static load that the bridge piers must support before considering wind and traffic forces."
• noun
Crackling or hissing noises on a telephone, radio, or other telecommunications system caused by electrical interference.
"As we drove deeper into the mountain valley, the radio music faded into loud static."
A stationary electric charge, typically produced by friction, that causes sparks or cracking or the attraction of dust or hair.
"She used an anti-cling spray to remove the static from her silk dress."
North American Angry criticism, opposition, or aggravation.
"The manager got a lot of static from the staff when he changed the vacation policy."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed via Modern Latin staticus from Ancient Greek statikos ('causing to stand' or 'skilled in weighing'), derived from the verb histanai ('to cause to stand').