static
Unchanging; that cannot or does not change.
Adjective 4 meanings
Unchanging; that cannot or does not change.
Making no progress; stalled, without movement or advancement.
Immobile; fixed in place; having no motion.
Computed, created, or allocated before the program starts running, as opposed to at runtime.
Noun 4 meanings
Interference on a broadcast signal caused by atmospheric disturbances; heard as crackles on radio, or seen as random specks on television.
“Near-synonyms: shash, snow”
Interference or obstruction from people.
“I was getting a lot of static from the bean counters whenever I tried to proceed.”
Static electricity.
“This stupid carpet is always giving me a shock from the static.”
A static caravan.
Etymology
Modern Latin staticus, from Ancient Greek στατικός (statikós), from ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to make stand”). By surface analysis, stasis + -tic.
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STATIC at a glance
STATIC has 6 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (S 1 + T 1 + A 1 + T 1 + I 1 + C 3) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,526 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with static
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- STATIN6
- STATIM8
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