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| stat·ic [ státtik ] |
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1. motionless: not moving or changing, or fixed in position
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2. physics of forces not causing movement: relating to forces, weight, or pressures that act without causing movement
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3. physics involving statics: relating to, involving, or characteristic of statics
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4. electricity involving stationary electric charges: relating to, involving, or characteristic of stationary electric charges
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5. broadcasting caused by electrical interference: relating to or caused by electrical interference in a radio or television broadcast
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6. comput not needing to be refreshed: describes a random-access-memory computer chip that retains its contents without having to be refreshed by a central processor
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noun |
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1. broadcasting electrical interference: electrical interference in a radio or television broadcast, causing a random crackling noise or disruption of a picture
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2. electricity
Same as static electricity
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3. opposition or interference: criticism, opposition, or unwanted interference by somebody else
(
informal
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  getting a lot of static from the boss
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| [Mid-19th century. Via modern Latin< Greek statikos "causing to stand" < statos "standing"] |
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| stat·i·cal·ly adverb |
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