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Static

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Noun

1. atmospheric static, atmospherics, static

a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference

2. static

angry criticism

Example Sentences:
'they will probably give you a lot of static about your editorial'

Adjective

3. inactive, motionless, static, still

not in physical motion

Example Sentences:
'the inertia of an object at rest'

4. electrostatic, static

concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity

Example Sentences:
'an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity'

5. stable, static, unchanging

showing little if any change

Example Sentences:
'a static population'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Static

see synonyms of static
adjective also: statical
1. 
not active or moving; stationary
2. 
(of a weight, force, or pressure) acting but causing no movement
3. 
of or concerned with forces that do not produce movement
Compare dynamic (sense 1)
4. 
relating to or causing stationary electric charges; electrostatic
5. 
of or relating to interference in the reception of radio or television transmissions
6. 
of or concerned with statics
7. sociology
characteristic of or relating to a society that has reached a state of equilibrium so that no changes are taking place
8. computing
(of a memory) not needing its contents refreshed periodically
Compare dynamic (sense 5)
noun
9. 
random hissing or crackling or a speckled picture caused by the interference of electrical disturbances in the reception of radio or television transmissions
10. 
electric sparks or crackling produced by friction

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Static

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adjective
1. 
of bodies, masses, or forces at rest or in equilibrium
see also dynamic
2. 
not moving or progressing; at rest; inactive; stationary
3.  Computing
designating or of memory that retains stored data as long as power is supplied
4.  Electricity
designating, of, or producing stationary electrical charges, as those resulting from friction
5.  Radio
of or having to do with static
: Also ˈstatical
noun
6.  US
a. 
electrical discharges in the atmosphere that interfere with radio or television reception, etc.
b. 
interference or noises produced by such discharges
7.  Slang
adversely critical remarks

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Static

see synonyms of static
adj.
1.
a. Having no motion; being at rest; quiescent.
b. Fixed; stationary.
2. Physics Of or relating to bodies at rest or forces that balance each other.
3. Electricity Of, relating to, or producing stationary charges; electrostatic.
n.
1. Interference or noise, such as crackling in a receiver, produced when static or atmospheric electricity disturbs signal reception.
2. Informal
a. Back talk.
b. Interference; obstruction.
c. Angry or heated criticism.

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