Static electricity, a net charge of an object Triboelectric effect, due to frictional contact between different materials Static spacetime, a spacetime having a global, non-vanishing, timelike Killing vector field which is irrotational Statics, a branch of physics concerned with physical systems in equilibrium Hydrostatics, the branch of fluid mechanics that studies fluids at rest
Also, stat′i•cal. 1. of or pertaining to bodies or forces at rest or in equilibrium. 2. pertaining to or characterized by a fixed or stationary condition. 3. showing little or no change: a static relationship. 4. lacking movement, development, or vitality: a novel marred by static characterizations. 5. pertaining to or noting static ...
Something that is static does not move or change. The number of young people obtaining qualifications has remained static or decreased. Both your pictures are of static subjects.
Definition of static adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
There are 25 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word static, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Static means not moving or changing––it's often used to describe abstract ideas that can't be seen. "The troops were moving all over the country, engaged in skirmishes, but the army's overall position remained static."
STATIC meaning: 1 : showing little or no change, action, or progress; 2 : of, relating to, or producing static electricity