static Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference
    atmospherics; atmospheric static.
  2. noun angry criticism
    • they will probably give you a lot of static about your editorial
  3. adjective satellite not in physical motion
    still; inactive; motionless.
    • the inertia of an object at rest
  4. adjective concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity
    electrostatic.
    • an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity
  5. adjective satellite showing little if any change
    unchanging; stable.
    • a static population

WordNet

Stat"ic, Stat"ic*al adjective (Also<
  • Static
  • Statical
)
Etymology
Gr. causing to stand, skilled in weighing, fr. to cause to stand: cf. F. statique. See Stand, and cf. Stage.
Definitions
  1. Resting; acting by mere weight without motion; as, statical pressure; static objects.
  2. Pertaining to bodies at rest or in equilibrium.

Webster 1913