Statically

stat·ic  (sttk)

adj.

1.

a. Having no motion; being at rest; quiescent.

b. Fixed; stationary.

2. Physics Of or relating to bodies at rest or forces that balance each other.

3. Electricity Of, relating to, or producing stationary charges; electrostatic.

4. Of, relating to, or produced by random radio noise.

n.

1. Random noise, such as crackling in a receiver or specks on a television screen, produced by atmospheric disturbance of the signal.

2. Informal

a. Back talk.

b. Interference; obstruction.

c. Angry or heated criticism.

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[New Latin staticus, relating to weight, from Greek statikos, causing to stand, from statos, standing; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

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stati·cal adj.

stati·cal·ly adv.