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static

Definition

  • noun: noise produced in a radio or television receiver by atmospheric or various natural or man-made electrical disturbances
  • adjective: showing little or no change, action, or progress
  • adjective: exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion
  • synonyms: resting, stable, unmoving

Examples

  • Use a fabric softener to prevent 'static cling'. [=a condition in which clothes stick to one another because of static electricity]

  • There was so much 'static' on the radio we couldn't hear the broadcast.

  • The computer program can turn 'static' [='still'] images into movies.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) and already ignoring us! I'm busy. People divorce their wives to get less busy. Ma'am, these channels have too much static. OK, set the ones you can. - Come and sit. - Thank you. Simin... Hi. Where's Termeh? (..)
    2011 A Separation