adj · noun · 16 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈstæt.ɪk/
Australian, Canada, General-American:/ˈstæt.ɪk/
Australian, Canada, General-American:[ˈstæɾ.ɪk]
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rhymes with -ætɪk
CMU ARPABET:S T AE1 T IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Unchanging; that cannot or does not change.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
12
adjective
Meaning 12
concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: electrostatic
Antonyms: none provided
13
adjective satellite
Meaning 13
showing little if any change
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a static population
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stable, unchanging
Antonyms: none provided
14
adjective satellite
Meaning 14
not in physical motion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the inertia of an object at rest
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inactive, motionless, still
Antonyms: none provided
15
noun
Meaning 15
angry criticism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
they will probably give you a lot of static about your editorial
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: criticism, unfavorable judgment
16
noun
Meaning 16
a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: atmospherics, atmospheric static
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: noise, interference, disturbance
Narrower terms: radio noise
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh2- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh2ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)der. Latin staticusder. English static Modern Latin staticus, from Ancient Greek στατικός (statikós), from ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to make stand”). By surface analysis, stasis + -tic.
Across languages
Translations
90 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
неизменен
(neizmenen)
— unchanging
Catalan:
estàtic
— unchanging
Finnish:
muuttumaton
— unchanging
Finnish:
vakaa
— unchanging
Finnish:
staattinen
— unchanging
French:
statique
— unchanging
Hungarian:
változatlan
— unchanging
Hungarian:
statikus
— unchanging
Hungarian:
fix
— unchanging
Hungarian:
állandó
— unchanging
Indonesian:
statis
— unchanging
Irish:
statach
— unchanging
Italian:
statico
— unchanging
Japanese:
静的
(seiteki)
— unchanging
Māori:
pateko
— unchanging
Portuguese:
estático
— unchanging
Romanian:
static
— unchanging
Russian:
стати́чный
(statíčnyj)
— unchanging
Spanish:
estático
— unchanging
Swedish:
statisk
— unchanging
Ukrainian:
стати́чний
(statýčnyj)
— unchanging
Māori:
whakamārari
— Making no progress, stalled
Bulgarian:
статичен
(statičen)
— having no motion
Bulgarian:
неподвижен
(nepodvižen)
— having no motion
Catalan:
estàtic
— having no motion
Esperanto:
statika
— having no motion
Finnish:
paikallaan oleva
— having no motion
Finnish:
liikkumaton
— having no motion
French:
statique
— having no motion
Hindi:
गतिहीन
(gatihīn)
— having no motion
Hindi:
अचल
(acal)
— having no motion
Hungarian:
mozdulatlan
— having no motion
Hungarian:
statikus
— having no motion
Hungarian:
fix
— having no motion
Indonesian:
statis
— having no motion
Irish:
statach
— having no motion
Irish:
seasta
— having no motion
Māori:
whakaroau
— having no motion
Māori:
pahoho
— having no motion
Māori:
pateko
— having no motion
Māori:
whakapahoho
— having no motion
Norwegian Bokmål:
statisk
— having no motion
Norwegian Nynorsk:
statisk
— having no motion
Portuguese:
estático
— having no motion
Russian:
стати́ческий
(statíčeskij)
— having no motion
Russian:
стациона́рный
(stacionárnyj)
— having no motion
Russian:
неподви́жный
(nepodvížnyj)
— having no motion
Spanish:
estático
— having no motion
Swedish:
statisk
— having no motion
Ukrainian:
стати́чний
(statýčnyj)
— having no motion
Ukrainian:
непору́шний
(neporúšnyj)
— having no motion
Ukrainian:
фіксо́ваний
(fiksóvanyj)
— having no motion
Bulgarian:
статичен
(statičen)
— programming: computed, created or allocated before the program starts running
Catalan:
estàtic
— programming: computed, created or allocated before the program starts running
Czech:
statický
— programming: computed, created or allocated before the program starts running
Finnish:
staattinen
— programming: computed, created or allocated before the program starts running
French:
statique
— programming: computed, created or allocated before the program starts running
Hungarian:
statikus
— programming: computed, created or allocated before the program starts running
Icelandic:
kyrrlegur
— programming: computed, created or allocated before the program starts running
Icelandic:
kyrr-
— programming: computed, created or allocated before the program starts running
Kazakh:
статикалық
(statikalyq)
— programming: computed, created or allocated before the program starts running
Portuguese:
estático
— programming: computed, created or allocated before the program starts running
Russian:
стати́ческий
(statíčeskij)
— programming: computed, created or allocated before the program starts running
Spanish:
estática
— programming: computed, created or allocated before the program starts running
Ukrainian:
стати́чний
(statýčnyj)
— programming: computed, created or allocated before the program starts running
Finnish:
staattinen
— object-oriented programming: defined for the class itself
Bulgarian:
смущение
(smuštenie)
— Interference on a broadcast signal
Danish:
støj
— Interference on a broadcast signal
Esperanto:
intermikso
— Interference on a broadcast signal
Esperanto:
perturbo
— Interference on a broadcast signal
Finnish:
kohina
— Interference on a broadcast signal
French:
parasites
— Interference on a broadcast signal
French:
friture
— Interference on a broadcast signal
German:
Schnee
— Interference on a broadcast signal
Greek:
χιόνια
(chiónia)
— Interference on a broadcast signal
Hungarian:
statikus zörej
— Interference on a broadcast signal
Icelandic:
urg
— Interference on a broadcast signal
Japanese:
砂嵐
(suna arashi)
— Interference on a broadcast signal
Japanese:
スノーノイズ
(sunō noizu)
— Interference on a broadcast signal
Māori:
hihītanga
— Interference on a broadcast signal
Polish:
śnieg
— Interference on a broadcast signal
Polish:
szum
— Interference on a broadcast signal
Portuguese:
estática
— Interference on a broadcast signal
Portuguese:
chiado
— Interference on a broadcast signal
Russian:
поме́хи
(poméxi)
— Interference on a broadcast signal
Spanish:
estática
— Interference on a broadcast signal
Spanish:
nieve
— Interference on a broadcast signal
Swedish:
brus
— Interference on a broadcast signal
Swedish:
myrornas krig
— Interference on a broadcast signal
Swedish:
myrkrig
— Interference on a broadcast signal