Static

Definition: Static

Static

Adjective

1. Not active or moving; "a static village community and a completely undynamic type of agriculture"; "static feudal societies".

2. Not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest".

3. Showing little if any change; "a static population".

Noun

1. A crackling or hissing noise cause by electrical interference.

Date "static" was first used: 1570. (references)

Domain	Definition
Aerospace	1. Involving no variation with time. 2. Involving no movement, as in static test.3. Any radio interference detectable as noise in the audio stage of a receiver. (references)
Computing	Pertaining to properties that can be established before the execution of a program. Source: European Union. (references)
Electrical Engineering	An electric charge stored on the surface of an insulated object. Source: European Union. (references)
	Pertaining to a state in which a quantity exhibits no appreciable change over time. Source: European Union. (references)
Fine Arts	Abbreviation of static electricity. . . In photography -may be produced on a film by the action of unwinding it in very dry weather. Source: European Union. (references)
Math	An abstract computer consisting of a (possibly infinite) set of states, a set of start states, an input alphabet, and a transition function which maps input symbols and current states to a next state. Usually understood to be a finite state machine. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
STATIC	English	Silicon Technology for Automotive and Telecommunications Integrated Circuits	Computing, European Union
ST	English	Static	Physics
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Static

Synonyms: at rest (adj), inactive (adj), motionless (adj), stable (adj), still (adj), unchanging (adj), atmospheric static (n), atmospherics (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Recession	Electrical attraction, electricity, static electricity, static, static cling; magnetism, magnetic attraction; gravity, attraction of gravitation.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Its just static, Morgan (Signs; writing credit: M. Night Shyamalan) You can't hurt me Static Shock (Static Shock; writing credit: Maksim Stishov)
Lyrics	She gets some static walking through the door (What It's Like; performing artist: Everlast) Didn't even get no static from the cowards (It Was a Good Day; performing artist: Ice Cube) All static and desire, (Bittersweet Me; performing artist: R.E.M.)
Movie/TV Titles	Static in the Attic (1939) Slightly Static (1935) Static (1933)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
References	The World Market for Static Converters and Rectifiers: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	A Different Approach to Cosmology : From a Static Universe through the Big Bang towards Reality (reference) Advanced Mathematics for Economists: Static and Dynamic Optimization (reference) ColdFusion MX: From Static to Dynamic in 10 Steps (reference) Scratch Built!: A Celebration of the Static Scale Airplane Modellers Craft (reference) Static & Dynamic Electricity (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Technology Reports: Fortran Static Analyzers (reference) (more periodical examples)

Music	Static Music (reference) Static Prevails (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech	Curtis Zg2-Zero Glare Plus/Cuts Static For 14-15 IN Monitors (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Static Test Firing DM-2 for Solid Rocket Booster. Credit: NASA.		Ramjet I-40 Engine in Jet Static Lab. Credit: NASA.
	The F-22 Raptor successfully completed the 16th load static test recently. There are three more tests left in the process to certify the strength of the Raptors airframe. (Courtesy photo).		Static display at the NHOTIC. Camp in sight of the Blues. Credit: Unknown.
	Static. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Play	Caption	Play	Caption
	White noise; the sounds of static on a television or radio.		Static.
	Radio signal static.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Title	Author	Quote
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	I mean that the tragic emotion is static.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Another important insight is that the responsiveness of CNS cells to trophic factors is not static, but can change depending on the level of second messengers. (references)
		Resting or static tremor occurs when the muscle is at rest, for example when the hands are lying on the lap. This type of tremor is often seen in patients with Parkinson's disease. (references)
		Listening to static at a low volume on the radio or using bedside maskers can help. These are devices you can put by your bed instead of behind your ear. They can help you ignore your tinnitus and fall asleep. (references)
Business		The British hand tool market is relatively static and susceptible to cheap imports. (references)
		The Electricity Efficiency Center also exhibits static and working displays on energy conservation. (references)
		Wall and partition systems are easily reconfigured with wiring that can plug into any number of static power sources. (references)
Economic History	Guatemala	During 2001, it is expected that local production will continue to increase while imports will remain static. (references)
	Australia	A weakening Australian dollar is not likely to affect this segment of the chemical industry, which has remained static. (references)
	Sudan	Although the U.S. ambassador returned to Khartoum in November, relations with the Sudan remained static until early 1976, when President Nimeiri mediated the release of 10 American hostages being held by Eritrean insurgents in rebel strongholds in northern Ethiopia. (references)
Human Rights	Colombia	At year's end, the military maintained approximately 18,000 mines to defend static positions; the remaining mines were placed by illegal armed groups. (references)
Political Economy	INDIA	India's average import tariff fell drastically during the last decade but has been static for several years and is currently 28.3 percent. (references)
	Portugal	The service sector (with tourism playing a prominent role) is the leading source of employment, while employment in agriculture and industry continued to be static or declined. (references)
Worker Rights	India	NGO's familiar with the legal history of prostitution and trafficking laws regard the failure of the judiciary to recognize this inequity in the law's implementation as a continuing "blind spot." Over the last several years, arrests and prosecutions under the PITA have remained relatively static, while all indications suggest a growing level of trafficking into and within the country. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Rush Limbaugh	The economy is not static.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	This has not been a simple or a static relationship.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Static" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 99.45% of the time. "Static" is used about 1,094 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	99.45%	1,088	6,934
Noun (singular)	0.55%	6	143,867
Total	100.00%	1,094	N/A

Expressions using "static": at rest inactive motionless static still ♦ atmospheric static ♦ burst Static Random Access Memory ♦ Saint Andrews Static Language ♦ static air temperature ♦ static allocation ♦ static database management system ♦ static DBMS ♦ static defense ♦ static electricity ♦ static head ♦ static head created by the impeller ♦ static line ♦ static link ♦ static magnet ♦ static marking ♦ static marks ♦ static memory ♦ static pressure ♦ static pressure system position error ♦ static pulse generator ♦ static RAM ♦ static random access memory ♦ static scope ♦ static stability ♦ static test ♦ static test load ♦ static thrust ♦ static tube ♦ static uninterruptable power supply ♦ static UPS. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "static": static-free, static-like.
	Ending with "static": anti-static, electro-static.
	Containing "static": Electro-static induction, Pitot-static tube.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "static"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		në prehje (stationary), i pandryshueshëm (changeless, constant, dyed in the wool, equable, final, hard and fast, immutable, inalterable, inflexible, invariable, set, unalterable, unchangeable, unexceptional). (various references)

Arabic		‏كهرباء ثابتة, ‏مثبت في موضعه, ‏هامد (extinct, inert, lifeless, tranquil), ‏غير متحرك (immobile, stationary), ‏سكوني, ‏ساكن (asleep, boarder, calm, constant, dweller, featureless, placid, tranquil), ‏جامد (hard, immobile, inactive, indeclinable, inert, inflexible, insensible, motionless, muscle bound, rigid, solid, standstill, stationary, stiff), ‏الساكن (denizen, occupant, resident, tenant), ‏راكد (flat, remaining, slack, sluggish, stagnant). (various references)

Bulgarian		статичен (quiescent), постоянен (abiding, changeless, chronic, constant, continuous, direct, firm, fixed, frequent, hourly, immovable, invariable, lasting, minutely, perennial, permanent, perpetual, persistent, regular, secular, settled, stable, standing, steadfast, steady, stock, substantive, sustained, unalterable, undeviating, unfailing, unidirectional, uniform, uninterrupted, unvaried), пасивен (inactive, passive, vegetable). (various references)

Chinese		静态 (Statical), 噪音 (noise, rumble). (various references)

Czech		statický, statická elektřina, stálý (constant, durable, enduring, equable, eternal, fast, firm, indissoluble, invariable, perennial, permanent, protracted, regular, sessile, stable, standing, stationary, steady, unchangeable), poruchy (disturbance), nemìnný (changeless, consistent, unchangeable, unconverted). (various references)

Danish		statisk, elektrostatisk opladning (electrostatic charge, electrostatic charging), elektrostatisk ladning (electrostatic charge, electrostatic charging). (various references)

Dutch		stawagen (static caravan), statisch, stacaravan (static caravan), electrostatische lading (electrostatic charge, electrostatic charging), electrostatisch opladen (electrostatic charge, electrostatic charging). (various references)

Farsi		وابسته به اجسام ساکن , ساکن (Calm, Denizen, Habitant, Inert, Inhabitant, Inmate, Lodger, Occupant, Occupier, Quiescent, Quiet, Resting, Stationary), ایستاده (Perpendicular, Standup), ایستا (Resting, Stagnant, Stationary). (various references)

Finnish		staattinen, muuttumaton (unalterable, unchangeable, unchanged), elektrostaattinen varaus (electrostatic charge, electrostatic charging). (various references)

French		statique (statics). (various references)

German		statisch (of statics), feststehend (definite, established, fast, firm, fixed, set, settled, stable, standing firm, stationary, unbreakable). (various references)

Greek		στατικός (postural). (various references)

Hebrew		חשמל סטטי, סטטי, ניח (immovable, stationary). (various references)

Hungarian		statikus, nyugvó (inert, sitting). (various references)

Italian		statico. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		静的 , 静態 (stationary), 空電 , スケ番 (bar, energy, free-standing bar, grandstand play, grandstanding, leader of a female gang, road reflector, scoop, scope, scoping, scopophilia, score, scoreboard, scorebook, scorecard, scorer, scoring position, Scotch, Scotch egg, Scotch tape, Scotch terrier, Scotch tweed, Scotch whiskey, Scotland, Scotland Yard, scotophobin, Scott, shovel, Skopolamin, skunk, spade, squall, squawker, stability, stabilizer, staccato, stack, stacking permanent wave, stack-object, stack-pointer, stackware, stadium, stadium jumper, staff, stag film, stag party, stagflation, Stalinism, stamina, stamp, stamp collection, stance, stand, standard, standard number, standards, standby, standby passenger, stand-in, standing start, standing wave, standoff, standpoint, stand-up collar, Stanford, stanza, star, star guide, star king, star player, star sapphire, star system, Star Trek, Star Wars, Star Watching, starch, stardom, stardust, staring lineup, starlet, starlight, Stars and Stripes, start, start dash, start line, starter, starting block, starting member, starting pitcher, statistics, statue, Sterling block, Sterling engine, stout, stub, studio, studless tire, study, stuff, stuffed egg, stun, stun gun, stunt car, stunt man, style, style file, stylebook, styling, stylish, stylist, stylus, stymie). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		くうでん, せいたい (adult organism, bag manufacturing, chiropractic, constitution, ecology, Holy Communion, imago, living body, mode of life, organism, stationary, the emperor's person, the Eucharist, the Host, umbilical cord, vocal cords), せいてき (her child, legal wife, main family, political opponent, sex, sexual, sexy, well-being), スタティック . (various references)

Korean		정체되는 (Statical). (various references)

Manx		staddaght, staddagh (staccato), neughleashagh (immobile, immovable, inert). (various references)

Pig Latin		aticstay.(various references)

Portuguese		estático (rapturous). (various references)

Romanian		static (quiescent), electricitate staticã (static electricity). (various references)

Russian		статический (quiescent, steady-state). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		statički, statičan, prepreka (ado, balk, bar, barrage, barrier, baulk, difficulty, drag, drawback, hang up, hindrance, holdback, hurdle, impeachment, impediment, liability, obstacle, obstruction, set back, setback, snag, trammel, traverse), nepokretan (immobile, immovable, motionless, moveless, real, stationary), drsko ogovaranje, atmosferske smetnje (atmospherics). (various references)

Spanish		estático. (various references)

Swedish		statisk. (various references)

Turkish		statik elektrik, statik (statics), sabit (attached, changeless, constant, entrenched, established, fast, firm, fixed, flat, flat-footed, immobile, immovable, immutable, indelible, invariable, irremovable, permanent, put, real, rigid, set, settled, stable, staid, standing, staring, stationary, steadfast, steady, substantive, unwavering), parazitli (stray), durgun (airless, bovine, calm, depressed, ditch water, ditchwater, flat, halcyon, in the doldrums, inactive, languid, lifeless, placid, quiescent, quiet, serene, settled, slack, sleepy, stagnant, standing, still, stock-still, tranquil, unruffled, untroubled, windless), dingin (calm, equal, halcyon, hushed, inert, passive, quiet), değişmez (changeless, constant, entrenched, equable, fast, fixed, flat-footed, frozen, hard and fast, immutable, inalterable, invariable, Pat, permanent, regular, rigid, set, settled, stable, steadfast, steady, unalterable, unchangeable, unchanging, unswerving, unvarying, unwavering). (various references)

Ukrainian		статичний, непорушний (eternal, firm, hard and fast, immobile, immutable, indefeasible, sacred, standing, stygian). (various references)

Vietnamese		tĩnh. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Greek	700 BCE-300 CE	statikos. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "static": statical, statically, statice, statices, staticky, statics. (additional references)
	Words ending with "static": antistatic, astatic, bacteriostatic, cholestatic, cryostatic, cytostatic, diastatic, ecstatic, electrostatic, epistatic, eustatic, fungistatic, hemostatic, homeostatic, hydrostatic, hyperstatic, hypostatic, isostatic, magnetostatic, metastatic, orthostatic, photostatic, prostatic, rheostatic, thermostatic. (additional references)
	Words containing "static": aerostatics, cytostatically, cytostatics, ecstatically, ecstatics, electrostatically, electrostatics, hemostatics, hydrostatically, hydrostatics, hypostatically, isostatically, metastatically, thermostatically. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Static" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: astetic, estatic, estetic, Gtatcc, ostitis, sabic, Satucc, schatzis, Shafick, siatic, staatlich, stait, stalic, staotic, stati, Statice, statii, statim, statis, steptic, stotic, syatic, tatic, Tsatsiki, tsatziki, tsiwick. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "static" (pronounced sta"tik)
6	s t a" t i k	ecstatic, electrostatic, homeostatic, prostatic.
4	-a" t i k	acrobatic, aerobatic, aristocratic, aromatic, asthmatic, asymptomatic, attic, autocratic, automatic, axiomatic, bureaucratic, charismatic, cinematic, climatic, democratic, diagrammatic, diplomatic, dogmatic, dramatic, emblematic, emphatic, enigmatic, enzymatic, erratic, fanatic, hepatic, idiomatic, idiosyncratic, lymphatic, mathematic, melodramatic, monochromatic, numismatic, operatic, pancreatic, phosphatic, pneumatic, posttraumatic, pragmatic, prismatic, problematic, programmatic, psychosomatic, rheumatic, schematic, semiautomatic, symptomatic, systematic, technocratic, thematic, theocratic, traumatic, undemocratic, undiplomatic.
3	-t i k	acetic, acoustic, aesthetic, agnostic, alphabetic, altruistic, amniotic, anachronistic, analytic, anesthetic, antagonistic, Antarctic, antibiotic, antic, anticlimactic, antiseptic, aortic, apathetic, apocalyptic, apologetic, apoplectic, aquatic, arctic, arithmetic, arthritic, artistic, ascetic, astronautic, atavistic, atheistic, athletic, authentic, autistic, ballistic, bombastic, capitalistic, catalytic, cathartic, caustic, chaotic, characteristic, chauvinistic, chiropractic, climactic, coloristic, cosmetic, critic, cryptic, cultic, cystic, dendritic, despotic, deterministic, diabetic, diagnostic, dialectic, diamagnetic, didactic, dietetic, diuretic, domestic, drastic, drumstick, dualistic, dynastic, ecclesiastic, eclectic, ecliptic, elastic, electrolytic, electromagnetic, emetic, empathetic, energetic, enthusiastic, epigenetic, epileptic, erotic, euphemistic, evangelistic, exotic, expressionistic, extragalactic, fantastic, fatalistic, ferromagnetic, feudalistic, fiberoptic, frantic, frenetic, futuristic, galactic, genetic, geomagnetic, gigantic, granitic, gymnastic, halophytic, hectic, hedonistic, hemolytic, heretic, hermaphroditic, holistic, homiletic, humanistic, hyperkinetic, hypnotic, iconoclastic, idealistic, idiotic, imperialistic, impressionistic, individualistic, inelastic, interscholastic, jingoistic, journalistic, kinesthetic, kinetic, lactic, legalistic, linguistic, logistic, magnetic, majestic, masochistic, materialistic, mechanistic, militaristic, monastic, monopolistic, moralistic, mystic, narcissistic, narcotic, nationalistic, naturalistic, neritic, neurotic, novelistic, oligopolistic, onomastic, opportunistic, optic, optimistic, orthodontic, pantheistic, paralytic, paramagnetic, parasitic, parasympathetic, parthenogenetic, paternalistic, pathetic, patriotic, patristic, pectic, pedantic, peptic, peripatetic, pessimistic, phonetic, plastic, pluralistic, poetic, polytheistic, porphyritic, primitivistic, propagandistic, prophetic, prophylactic, prosthetic, psychoanalytic, psychotherapeutic, psychotic, puristic, quixotic, realistic, relativistic, ritualistic, robotic, romantic, rustic, sadistic, sarcastic, scholastic, semantic, semiotic, sensationalistic, septic, simplistic, skeptic, socialistic, statistic, stylistic, surrealistic, sycophantic, symbiotic, sympathetic, synergistic, synthetic, tactic, terroristic, therapeutic, thermoplastic, thrombolytic, transatlantic, triptych, unapologetic, unauthentic, uncharacteristic, unenthusiastic, unpatriotic, unrealistic, unsympathetic, voyeuristic.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: attics.
	Words within the letters "a-c-i-s-t-t"
	-1 letter: attic, scatt, tacit, tacts.
	-2 letters: acts, aits, asci, cast, cats, cist, sati, scat, stat, tact, tats, tics.
	-3 letters: act, ais, ait, att, cat, cis, its, sac, sat, sic, sit, tas, tat, tic, tis.
	-4 letters: ai, as, at, is, it, si, ta, ti.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-i-s-t-t"
	+1 letter: astatic, astrict, catties, cattish, statice, statics, tachist, tactics, tictacs, tipcats.
	+2 letters: abstrict, activist, artistic, astricts, atticism, atticist, autistic, castrati, catmints, cattails, cattiest, chartist, chastity, citators, citrates, cristate, dictates, distract, ecstatic, entastic, eustatic, lattices, mastitic, nictates, oscitant, ricottas, sanctity, scattier, scatting, staccati, statical, statices, staticky, stomatic, tabetics, tachiste, tachists, tackiest, tactions, tetanics, tipcarts.
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Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
x static	1,647	static control	63
lullaby static	562	static caravan	57
ads.elong.com r.gif sf static	328	static contraction training	52
static	306	fm static	52
static electricity	222	static eliminators	51
lullaby lyrics static	213	static contraction	47
ads.elong.com m.gif sf static	195	static ip hosting	45
ads.elong.com classic.css css en static us	195	static ip web hosting	45
ads.elong.com dns info.gif static	193	cnsmin.3721.com r.gif sf static	44
ads.elong.com helppane26.js static	191	helppane26.js netads.sohu.com static	42
static ip	187	classic.css css en netads.sohu.com static us	42
anti static bag	185	lullaby picture static	42
ads.elong.com static utils.js	174	static cling	41
static eliminator	131	netads.sohu.com r.gif sf static	41
static shock	111	static wayne	41
static x lyrics	94	m.gif netads.sohu.com sf static	41
static ip address	83	netads.sohu.com static utils.js	40
static mixer	76	dns info.gif netads.sohu.com static	39
anti static	72	cnsmin.3721.com helppane26.js static	39
bag control static	68	cnsmin.3721.com m.gif sf static	38
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Static

Definition: Static

Static

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Specialty Definition: Static

Specialty Definition: Static

Static (The Twilight Zone)

Abbreviations & Acronyms: Static

STATIC

Synonyms: Static

Synonyms within Context: Static

Recession

Crosswords: Static

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Sounds Captioned with "Static".

Use in Literature: Static

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

Non-Fiction Usage: Static

Spoken Usage: Static

Rush Limbaugh

Speeches: Static

Jimmy Carter

Usage Frequency: Static

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Static

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