static

Pluralstatics (some meanings)

1. 1
   radio noisenoununcountable

   Crackling noise on a radio or tiny spots on a TV picture, caused by conditions in the air.

   The radio was full of static during the storm.

   We could hardly hear the game through the static.

   Similarinterference, crackle, noise

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2. 2
   electric chargenoununcountable

   Electricity that builds up on the surface of things, such as your hair or clothes.

   My hair stood up from the static when I took off my hat.

   The static from the carpet gave me a little shock.

3. 3
   not changingadjective

   Staying the same and not changing.

   Prices have stayed static all year.

   The town's population is static, with as many people leaving as arriving.

   Similarunchanging, constant, stable, unvarying, changeless

   Oppositedynamic

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4. 4
   standing stilladjective

   Not moving, or staying in one place.

   The camera stayed static while the actors walked past it.

   In this game the targets are static, so they are easy to hit.

   Similarstationary, fixed, immobile, immovable, stuck

   Oppositemoving, mobile, dynamic, kinetic

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5. 5
   adjective

   Not moving forward or getting any better.

   Her career felt static, so she looked for a new job.

   Talks between the two sides have been static for weeks.

   Similarstuck

   Oppositefluid, dynamic

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   oppositionnounfigurativelyuncountable

   Problems that other people make for you when you try to do something.

   I got a lot of static from the office when I asked to change my hours.

   The new plan ran into static from the neighbors.

   Similarresistance, opposition, flak, pushback

   Oppositesupport

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7. 7
   set in advanceadjective

   In computer programs, worked out or set up before the program starts, not while it runs.

   The compiler finds the mistake during static checking, before the program ever runs.

   A static array has a size that is fixed before the program starts.

   Oppositedynamic

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8. 8
   shared (class)adjective

   In programming, belonging to a class as a whole, so every object of that class shares it.

   We used a static counter to keep track of how many users had been created.

   You can call a static method without making an object first.

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9. 9
   nouncountable

   In programming, a variable that keeps its place in memory for as long as the program runs.

   The class keeps its settings in a few statics.

   Each static is set up once when the program loads.

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    insultsnounslangUSuncountable

    Rude or angry words that someone says to you.

    Don't give me any static about being late, the bus broke down.

    He got some static from the guys at the bar for wearing the other team's shirt.

    Similarflak, abuse, grief, stick

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    fixed caravannouncountable

    A large caravan, like a small home, that stays in one place and is not pulled by a car.

    We rented a static by the sea for a week.

    My grandparents spend every summer in their static at the coast.

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