Collins English-English Dictionary

static ['stætɪk]

1. 1. adj not active or moving; stationary

2. 2. adj (of a weight, force, or pressure) acting but causing no movement

3. 3. adj of or concerned with forces that do not produce movement - Compare dynamic

4. 4. adj relating to or causing stationary electric charges; electrostatic

5. 5. adj of or relating to interference in the reception of radio or television transmissions

6. 6. adj of or concerned with statics

7. 7. adj [sociol] characteristic of or relating to a society that has reached a state of equilibrium so that no changes are taking place

8. 8. adj [computing] (of a memory) not needing its contents refreshed periodically - Compare dynamic

9. 9. n random hissing or crackling or a speckled picture caused by the interference of electrical disturbances in the reception of radio or television transmissions

10. 10. n electric sparks or crackling produced by friction

11. 11. n See also statics

12. 12. n [Etymology] C16: from New Latin staticus, from Greek statikos causing to stand, from histanai to stand, put on the scales