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static
What does static mean?
static (adjective): unchanging; that cannot or does not change.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use static in a sentence?
- A static population. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce static?
/ˈstætɪk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does static come from?
Modern Latin staticus, from Ancient Greek στατικός (statikós), from ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to make stand”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “static” mean?
of higher or the highest quality; splendid
Not quite: that's what excellent means.
entire; relating to the whole of something
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unchanging; that cannot or does not change
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in a horizontal line or plane; not sloping
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