Static

Quick meaning: Static is an adjective meaning Unchanging; that cannot or does not change.

Meaning

Unchanging; that cannot or does not change.

More Meanings

1. Making no progress; stalled, without movement or advancement.
2. Immobile; fixed in place; having no motion.
3. (programming) Computed, created, or allocated before the program starts running, as opposed to at runtime.
4. (figurative, by extension, uncountable) Interference or obstruction from people.
5. (uncountable, slang, US) Verbal abuse.
6. (object-oriented programming) Defined for the class itself, as opposed to instances of it; thus shared between all instances and accessible even without an instance.
7. (uncountable) Interference on a broadcast signal caused by atmospheric disturbances; heard as crackles on radio, or seen as random specks on television.

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: shash, snow

It's important to know that the Earth's crust is in no manner a stable and static place.

The World Series was on, but there was so much static that we could barely even follow the action.

A further advantage of static type checking is of course computational efficiency, since run time checks are no longer necessary.

Word Forms

• statick
• statics

Synonyms for static

Depending on context, synonyms include stable, constant, equal, unaltering, unchanging, unvarying.

Antonyms for static

Common opposites include dynamic, changeable, changeful, changeling, everchanging, fickle.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unchanging, unchangeable, nonmoving, still, unmoving, motionless.

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