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static

/ˈstætɪk/  ·  say it: STAT·ik

lacking movement or change

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1. (adjective) not moving or changing; staying in the same place or state

2. (noun) electrical noise or crackling sound in audio or on a radio or television

3. (adjective) relating to electricity that builds up on objects and is released suddenly

Examples

• 1. The price of gas has remained static for three months.
• 2. The old radio was full of static, making it hard to hear the station.
• 3. You get a shock of static electricity when you touch a doorknob in dry weather.

Nearby in Describing & Comparing

volatile, stable, fluctuating, dynamic, stagnant, fleeting