static

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: atmosphericsatmospheric staticinactivemotionlessstillelectrostaticstableunchanging

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interferenceSynonyms: atmosphericsatmospheric static
  2. angry criticism“they will probably give you a lot of static about your editorial”

Adjective (3)

  1. not in physical motion“the inertia of an object at rest”Synonyms: inactivemotionlessstill
  2. concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity“an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity”Synonyms: electrostatic
  3. showing little if any change“a static population”Synonyms: stableunchanging
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Static \Stat"ic\ (st[a^]t"[i^]k), Statical \Stat"ic*al\ (-[i^]*kal), a. [Gr. statiko`s causing to stand, skilled in weighing, fr. 'ista`nai to cause to stand: cf. F. statique. See Stand, and cf. Stage.]

1.Resting; acting by mere weight without motion; as, statical pressure; static objects. [1913 Webster]

2.Pertaining to bodies at rest or in equilibrium. [1913 Webster]

Static electricity, Statical electricity. See the Note under Electricity, 1.

Statical moment. See under Moment. [1913 Webster]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

static

<programming> static typing, static variable.

<storage> static random-access memory.

<web> static content.

<theory, programming> static analysis.

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