static

/'stætiks/ Cách viết khác : (statical) /'stætiksəl/
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static

The radio emits a faint static sound.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Not moving, changing, or developing: Describes something that remains the same, fixed, or stationary over time.
    • Relating to stationary electric charges: Concerned with or caused by electricity that is not flowing as a current.
    • Causing no movement: In physics, describing forces that do not produce motion.

  2. Noun:

    • Unwanted noise in electronic signals: A crackling or hissing sound, especially on a radio, telephone, or audio system, caused by electrical interference.
    • Strong criticism or opposition: (Informal, mainly North American) Angry or negative feedback about something.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • The market has been static for months, with no growth in sales.
    • Rubbing a balloon on your hair can create static electricity.
    • The car remained static at the traffic light.

  • Noun:

    • I couldn't hear the broadcast clearly because of all the static on the radio.
    • The new policy proposal is getting a lot of static from the public.
Advanced Usage

  • "Static cling": A phenomenon where lightweight clothing sticks together or to the body due to static electricity.

    • In winter, my skirt has terrible static cling.

  • "Static analysis": In computing, the examination of software code without actually executing it.

    • The developer used static analysis tools to find bugs.
Variants and Related Words

  • Statics (n): The branch of mechanics concerned with bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium.

    • Engineering students must study statics.

  • Statically (adv): In a static manner.

    • The data is statically assigned to the variable.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Unchanging, stationary, fixed, immobile, stagnant.
  • Noun: Interference, noise, criticism, flak, opposition.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Note: "Static" is not commonly used to form phrasal verbs. The following are related verb phrases.) - To give someone static: (Idiomatic, informal) To criticize or hassle someone. - His boss gave him static for being late.

Related Idioms
  • "Static on the line": Literally refers to noise during a phone call; figuratively can mean there is a misunderstanding or problem in communication.
    • There's some static on the line; I think we have different views on this issue.
static

The radio emits a faint static sound.

Adjective
  1. showing little if any change
    • a static population
  2. concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity
    • an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity
  3. not in physical motion
    • the inertia of an object at rest
Noun
  1. angry criticism
    • they will probably give you a lot of static about your editorial
  2. a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference

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