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STATIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Angry criticism
Example:
they will probably give you a lot of static about your editorial
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("static" is a kind of...):
criticism; unfavorable judgment (disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference
Synonyms:
atmospheric static; atmospherics; static
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("static" is a kind of...):
disturbance; interference; noise (electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "static"):
radio noise (static at radio wavelengths)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Showing little if any change
Example:
a static population
Synonyms:
stable; static; unchanging
Classified under:
Similar:
unchangeable (not changeable or subject to change)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not in physical motion
Example:
the inertia of an object at rest
Synonyms:
inactive; motionless; static; still
Classified under:
Similar:
nonmoving; unmoving (not in motion)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity
Example:
an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity
Synonyms:
electrostatic; static
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
static electricity (electricity produced by friction)
Context examples:
A static light scattering technique involving measurement of the amount of light scattered by a suspension at multiple angles relative to the incident laser beam.
(Multi-Angle Laser Light Scattering, NCI Thesaurus)
These include static microisolator housing, handling animals with disinfected forceps, opening animal cages only in a hood, cage-by-cage testing and requiring that full barrier garb be worn by all persons entering animal rooms.
(Barrier Animal Facility Shared Resource, NCI Thesaurus)
This includes a static inlet performance test and a low-speed wind tunnel test at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va.
(NASA Completes Milestone Toward Quieter Supersonic X-Plane, NASA)
The tendency of the individual life is to be static rather than dynamic, and this tendency is made into a propulsion by civilization, where the obvious only is seen, and the unexpected rarely happens.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
