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/stˈætɪk ɪlˌɛktrˈɪsəti/ Listen

adjective

Statical, Static adj.

Resting; acting by mere weight without motion; as, statical pressure; static objects.

Pertaining to bodies at rest or in equilibrium.

Static electricity, Statical electricity. See the Note under Electricity, 1.

Statical moment. See under Moment.

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Etymology of 'Static electricity'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... or dust against bare wires of a long line, create upon or place upon those wires a charge of static electricity which makes its way from the line in such ways as it can. Usually it discharges across arresters and when this discharge takes place, the line is disturbed in its balance and loud noises are heard in the telephones ...

— Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 - A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. • Kempster Miller