Static
adjective
Something that is not moving or changing.
The museum exhibit was static and didn't have any interactive displays.
Often appears as...
- static display
- static position
noun
Noise produced in a radio or television when something interferes with the signal.
I tried to listen to the football game, but I could hardly hear anything because of the static on the radio.
Often appears as...
- static on the radio
- static interference
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Technical
adjective
Related to the study of forces that are in balance in a mechanical system.
In static equilibrium, there's no net force or net torque.
Often appears as...
- static equilibrium
- static pressure
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Academic
adjective
Something that is not moving or changing.
The museum exhibit was static and didn't have any interactive displays.
Often appears as...
- static display
- static position
noun
Noise produced in a radio or television when something interferes with the signal.
I tried to listen to the football game, but I could hardly hear anything because of the static on the radio.
Often appears as...
- static on the radio
- static interference
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Related to the study of forces that are in balance in a mechanical system.
In static equilibrium, there's no net force or net torque.
Often appears as...
- static equilibrium
- static pressure
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Not Progressing
Use 'static' to describe lack of progress or development in situations, projects, or discussions.
The negotiations have been static for weeks.
Pro Tip 2/2No Motion
'Static' can emphasize the absence of physical movement in a scene or picture.
He preferred the static beauty of a painting to the chaos of a video.
Pro Tip 1/2Not Progressing
Use 'static' to describe lack of progress or development in situations, projects, or discussions.
The negotiations have been static for weeks.
Pro Tip 2/2No Motion
'Static' can emphasize the absence of physical movement in a scene or picture.
He preferred the static beauty of a painting to the chaos of a video.
Pro Tip 1/2Not Progressing
Use 'static' to describe lack of progress or development in situations, projects, or discussions.
The negotiations have been static for weeks.
Pro Tip 2/2No Motion
'Static' can emphasize the absence of physical movement in a scene or picture.
He preferred the static beauty of a painting to the chaos of a video.
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Is there a reproducibilit...
This example reminds us that real science is more than static textbooks. Instead, researchers around the world are continuously publishing their latest discoveries with each paper adding to the scientific conversation. Published studies can motivate future research, inspire new products, and inform government policy.
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What metamorphosis can...
very similar phenomena that we actually observe in metamorphosis metamorphosis is a very difficult time because water is being lost from the shell and you have a shell structure that's completely static so a negative pressure develops and most of the tissue actually develops in this negative pressure and for it to
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What's in Conditioner? PIPE...
the whole point of any conditioner is to lubricate which makes combing a lot easier and that reduces the forces on the very tips of your hair which is why conditioners help prevent split ends lubrication also means less of that less static charge build-up which means fewer flyaways of the silicones in particular
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Pixar: The math behind...
And that's how we create the shapes of our charcters. But remember, I said a moment ago it's not enough just to know the static shape, the fixed shape. We need to animate it. And to animate these curves, the cool thing about subdivision. Did you see the aliens in Toy Story? You know that sound they make,
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How I held my breath for...
And when I was researching pearl divers, I found the world of free-diving. It was the most amazing thing that I ever discovered, pretty much. There is many different aspects to free-diving. There is depth records, where people go as deep as they can. And then there is static apnea.
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Solid, liquid, gas and …...
from the particles in other types of matter. When a doorknob, a solid, has static electricity on it, it doesn't look or behave any differently. And with the exception of a compass or other magnetic object, we rarely see matter respond to a magnetic field.
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The science of static...
And this quick movement of electrons, called static discharge, is what we recognize as that sudden spark. This process doesn't happen with just any objects. Otherwise you'd be getting zapped all the time. Conductors like metals and salt water
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How to understand power...
Law number power is never static. It's always either accumulating or decaying in a civic arena. So if you aren't taking action, you're being acted upon. Law number power is like water. It flows like a current through everyday life.
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How to write descriptivel...
Stage and screen engage some of our senses directly. We see and hear the interactions of the characters and the setting. But with prose fiction, all you have is static symbols on a contrasting background.
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Flying Spiders! PIPE Animal...
represent an organism and do the same to make that organism fly but which type of creature could travel around the world using static electricity
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Is there a reproducibilit...
This example reminds us that real science is more than static textbooks. Instead, researchers around the world are continuously publishing their latest discoveries with each paper adding to the scientific conversation. Published studies can motivate future research, inspire new products, and inform government policy.
Video examples
What metamorphosis can...
very similar phenomena that we actually observe in metamorphosis metamorphosis is a very difficult time because water is being lost from the shell and you have a shell structure that's completely static so a negative pressure develops and most of the tissue actually develops in this negative pressure and for it to
Video examples
What's in Conditioner? PIPE...
the whole point of any conditioner is to lubricate which makes combing a lot easier and that reduces the forces on the very tips of your hair which is why conditioners help prevent split ends lubrication also means less of that less static charge build-up which means fewer flyaways of the silicones in particular
Video examples
Pixar: The math behind...
And that's how we create the shapes of our charcters. But remember, I said a moment ago it's not enough just to know the static shape, the fixed shape. We need to animate it. And to animate these curves, the cool thing about subdivision. Did you see the aliens in Toy Story? You know that sound they make,
Video examples
How I held my breath for...
And when I was researching pearl divers, I found the world of free-diving. It was the most amazing thing that I ever discovered, pretty much. There is many different aspects to free-diving. There is depth records, where people go as deep as they can. And then there is static apnea.
Video examples
Solid, liquid, gas and …...
from the particles in other types of matter. When a doorknob, a solid, has static electricity on it, it doesn't look or behave any differently. And with the exception of a compass or other magnetic object, we rarely see matter respond to a magnetic field.
Video examples
The science of static...
And this quick movement of electrons, called static discharge, is what we recognize as that sudden spark. This process doesn't happen with just any objects. Otherwise you'd be getting zapped all the time. Conductors like metals and salt water
Video examples
How to understand power...
Law number power is never static. It's always either accumulating or decaying in a civic arena. So if you aren't taking action, you're being acted upon. Law number power is like water. It flows like a current through everyday life.
Video examples
How to write descriptivel...
Stage and screen engage some of our senses directly. We see and hear the interactions of the characters and the setting. But with prose fiction, all you have is static symbols on a contrasting background.
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Flying Spiders! PIPE Animal...
represent an organism and do the same to make that organism fly but which type of creature could travel around the world using static electricity
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Patrick Kavanagh
Irish Poet
Natural life, lived naturally as it is lived in the countryside, has none of that progress which is the base of happiness. Men and women in rural communities can be compared to a spring that rises out of a rock and spreads in irregular ever-widening circles. But the general principle is static.
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John Portman
American Architect
Architects in the past have tended to concentrate their attention on the building as a static object. I believe dynamics are more important: the dynamics of people, their interaction with spaces and environmental condition.
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Anoushka Shankar
British Musician
I do think evolution is an important aspect of keeping a tradition alive. If it freezes and remains very static in its form, it dies, and so a natural evolution has to occur.
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Annalee Newitz
American Journalist
Cities are not static objects to be feared or admired, but are instead a living process that residents are changing all the time.
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Michael Palin
British Comedian
I am restless. I don't mind leaving this comfortable, static life. I could live a year on my own in a remote village.
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Zhao Wei
Chinese Actress
They say I am 'a winner in life,' but I really am not. Life is never static. There are no such things as winners.
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Bozoma Saint John
American Businesswoman
Obviously, as a marketer, I love to work with brands that aren't static, that have life and personality.
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Anne Wilson Schaef
American Author
Security is an attempt to try to make the universe static so that we feel safe.
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Mahesh Bhatt
Indian Director
The world is not a static place. People change, evolve.
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Jim Peebles
Canadian Scientist
A static universe isn't physically self-consistent.
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Patrick Kavanagh
Irish Poet
Natural life, lived naturally as it is lived in the countryside, has none of that progress which is the base of happiness. Men and women in rural communities can be compared to a spring that rises out of a rock and spreads in irregular ever-widening circles. But the general principle is static.
Quote examples
John Portman
American Architect
Architects in the past have tended to concentrate their attention on the building as a static object. I believe dynamics are more important: the dynamics of people, their interaction with spaces and environmental condition.
Quote examples
Anoushka Shankar
British Musician
I do think evolution is an important aspect of keeping a tradition alive. If it freezes and remains very static in its form, it dies, and so a natural evolution has to occur.
Quote examples
Annalee Newitz
American Journalist
Cities are not static objects to be feared or admired, but are instead a living process that residents are changing all the time.
Quote examples
Michael Palin
British Comedian
I am restless. I don't mind leaving this comfortable, static life. I could live a year on my own in a remote village.
Quote examples
Zhao Wei
Chinese Actress
They say I am 'a winner in life,' but I really am not. Life is never static. There are no such things as winners.
Quote examples
Bozoma Saint John
American Businesswoman
Obviously, as a marketer, I love to work with brands that aren't static, that have life and personality.
Quote examples
Anne Wilson Schaef
American Author
Security is an attempt to try to make the universe static so that we feel safe.
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Mahesh Bhatt
Indian Director
The world is not a static place. People change, evolve.
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Jim Peebles
Canadian Scientist
A static universe isn't physically self-consistent.
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