Dictionary definition · static
noun
- a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference
- angry criticism"they will probably give you a lot of static about your editorial"
adjective
- not in physical motion"She remained motionless, yet poised to take flight"
- concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity"an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity"
- showing little if any change"a static population"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).