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stat·ic    Audio Help   [stat-ik] Pronunciation Key
–adjective Also, stat·i·cal.
1.pertaining to or characterized by a fixed or stationary condition.
2.showing little or no change: a static concept; a static relationship.
3.lacking movement, development, or vitality: The novel was marred by static characterizations, especially in its central figures.
4.Sociology. referring to a condition of social life bound by tradition.
5.Electricity. pertaining to or noting static electricity.
6.noting or pertaining to atmospheric electricity interfering with radar, radio, the sending and receiving of wireless messages, etc.
7.Physics. acting by mere weight without producing motion: static pressure.
8.Economics. pertaining to fixed relations, or different combinations of fixed quantities: static population.
–noun
9.Electricity.
a.static or atmospheric electricity.
b.interference due to such electricity.
10.Informal. difficulty; trouble: Will your dad give you any static on using the car?
[Origin: 1560–70; < NL staticus < Gk statikós, equiv. to sta- (s. of histánai to make stand) + -tikos -tic]

—Related forms
stat·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Thesaurus Entries
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Main Entry:  static
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  criticism, electricity, fixed, immobile, inactive, interference, motionless, noise, quiescent, stagnant, stationary, unchanging
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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static, term formerly use to describe electrical noise in radio reception, especially noise that originates outside a transmitter and receiver, e.g., in the atmosphere or in man-made devices. In general, a frequency modulation (FM) radio receiver is less susceptible to such noise than one using amplitude modulation (AM). Many receivers are equipped with devices, such as automatic limiting and silencing circuits, to lessen the effect of such noise on reception. 
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