noun
- A crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference.
- synonyms: atmospherics, atmospheric static
- Angry criticism.
- usage: "they will probably give you a lot of static about your editorial"
adjective
- Not in physical motion.
- usage: "the inertia of an object at rest"
- synonyms: inactive, motionless, still
- Concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity.
- usage: "an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity"
- synonyms: electrostatic
- Showing little if any change.
- usage: "a static population"
- synonyms: stable, unchanging
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