statics Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the branch of mechanics concerned with forces in equilibrium
  2. noun a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference
    atmospherics; static; atmospheric static.
  3. noun angry criticism
    static.
    • they will probably give you a lot of static about your editorial

WordNet

Stat"ics noun
Etymology
Cf. F. statique, Gr. the art of weighing, fr. . See Static.
Definitions
  1. That branch of mechanics which treats of the equilibrium of forces, or relates to bodies as held at rest by the forces acting on them; -- distinguished from dynamics.

Webster 1913