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static.

Unchanging; that cannot or does not change.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈstæt.ɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ˈstæt.ɪk/Australia, Canada, General-American[ˈstæɾ.ɪk]Australia, Canada, General-American

  1. Unchanging; that cannot or does not change.

    not-comparable

  2. Making no progress; stalled, without movement or advancement.

    not-comparable

  3. Immobile; fixed in place; having no motion.

    not-comparable

  4. Computed, created, or allocated before the program starts running, as opposed to at runtime.

    not-comparable

  5. Defined for the class itself, as opposed to instances of it; thus shared between all instances and accessible even without an instance.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)der. Latin staticusder. English static Modern Latin staticus, from Ancient Greek στατικός (statikós), from ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to make stand”). By surface analysis, stasis + -tic.

noun/ˈstæt.ɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ˈstæt.ɪk/Australia, Canada, General-American[ˈstæɾ.ɪk]Australia, Canada, General-American

  1. Interference on a broadcast signal caused by atmospheric disturbances; heard as crackles on radio, or seen as random specks on television.

    uncountable
    The World Series was on, but there was so much static that we could barely even follow the action.

  2. Interference or obstruction from people.

    broadly · figuratively · uncountable
    I was getting a lot of static from the bean counters whenever I tried to proceed.

  3. Verbal abuse.

    US · slang · uncountable
    Don't you be giving me any static over it. You know the rules.

  4. Static electricity.

    uncountable
    This stupid carpet is always giving me a shock from the static.

  5. A static caravan.

    countable

  6. A static variable.

    countable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)der. Latin staticusder. English static Modern Latin staticus, from Ancient Greek στατικός (statikós), from ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to make stand”). By surface analysis, stasis + -tic.

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