static
31 01 2009Nouns
1. (n.) atmospheric static, atmospherics, static;
- a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference;
2. (n.) static;
- angry criticism;
- “they will probably give you a lot of static about your editorial”;
Adjectives
1. (adj.) inactive, motionless, static, still;
- not in physical motion;
- “the inertia of an object at rest”;
2. (adj.) electrostatic, static;
- concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity;
- “an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity”;
3. (adj.) stable, static, unchanging;
- showing little if any change;
- “a static population”;
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