static
ˈstætɪk
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Definition of static - Reverso English Dictionary

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Adjective

1.
unchanginglacking in movement, action, or change
  • The static display remained the same for years..
fixed immobile unchanging
2.
stalledmaking no progress or advancement
  • The project became static after the budget cuts.
stagnant unchanging
3.
electrostaticTECH.relating to stationary electric chargesTECH.
  • Static electricity can cause small shocks.
electrostatic

Noun

1.
signal interferenceUSinterference on radio or TV signalsUS
  • The static on the radio was annoying.
disturbance interference noise
2.
physicselectricity caused by friction
  • I felt a static shock when I touched the doorknob.
electrostatic frictional electricity
3.
criticismUSverbal abuse or criticismUS
  • He gave me static for being late.
abuse criticism
4.
technologyTECH.variable retaining value across callsTECH.
  • The static in the code was hard to debug.
global persistent
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Expressions with static

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caravan fixed in one place, often used as a holiday home
They bought a static caravan by the seaside for summer getaways.
the sticking together of clothes due to static electricity
The dryer sheets help reduce static cling in the laundry.
completely still without any movement
The performer remained static as a statue during the entire act.
examination of something under fixed conditions without movement or change
The bridge design passed the static test before construction began.
electric discharge from a charged object
I felt a shock from static electricity.
information or files that stay unchanged until manually updated by someone
The website mainly uses static content instead of dynamic pages.

Origin of static

Greek, statikos (causing to stand)

Terms with static included in their meaning

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laundry
sheet for softening clothes and reducing static in a dryer
laundry
chemical used to make clothes soft and static-free
electronics
static heard on a radio receiver
cinema
single static image from a video or film
GIFacr.
acr: Graphics Interchange Format
image file format supporting both animated and static images
static removal
withdrawal of electric charge from an object
static
electricity made by rubbing two things together
static effects
quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body

Examples of static in a sentence

  • His routine was so static that he felt trapped.
  • His career remained static for years.
  • The economy was static during the recession.
  • Static charges can build up on clothing.
  • The static field affected the electronic devices.
  • Static variables are initialized only once.

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  1. French:statique, interférences, ...
  2. German:statisch, Rauschen, ...
  3. Italian:immutabile, statica, ...
  4. Spanish:inmutable, estática, ...
  5. Portuguese:imóvel, ruído, ...
  6. Chinese:静态的, 静电干扰, ...
  7. Japanese:静的な, 雑音, ...
  8. Arabic:ثَابِت, شوشرة, ...
  9. Hebrew:סְטָטִי, רַעַשׁ סְטָטִי, ...
  10. Russian:неподвижный, статические помехи, ...
  11. Ukrainian:статичний, перешкоди, ...
  12. Hindi:स्थिर, खरखराहट, ...
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