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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesestático
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /isˈta.tiku/
"O número de desempregados permaneceu estático."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Showing little or no change, action, or progress.
"Church membership has remained relatively static for the past decade."
- 1
Unwanted high-pitched crackling or hissing noise on a telephone, radio, or other telecommunications system.
"The radio broadcast was interrupted by a burst of static."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the modern Latin 'staticus', originating from the ancient Greek 'statikos' meaning 'causing to stand', from 'histandai' (to cause to stand). It entered English in the mid-19th century initially in physics to describe forces at rest, later expanding to denote lack of movement or electronic interference.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Static" is said worldwide
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statique
Transliteration: /sta.tik/
"Les prix sur le marché sont restés statiques ce mois-ci."
statisch
Transliteration: /ˈʃtaːtɪʃ/
"Die Website enthält nur statische Inhalte."
statico
Transliteration: /ˈsta.ti.ko/
"La situazione economica è rimasta statica."
estático
Transliteration: /esˈta.ti.ko/
"El diseño de la página web es completamente estático."
estático
Transliteration: /isˈta.tiku/
"O número de desempregados permaneceu estático."
स्थिर
Transliteration: sthir
"पिछले कुछ वर्षों से कीमतें स्थिर बनी हुई हैं।"
静态的
Transliteration: jìng tài de
"这家公司的销售额保持静态。"
정적인
Transliteration: jeong-jeog-in
"시장 상황이 정적이며 큰 변화가 없습니다."
静的な
Transliteration: seiteki na
"経済指標はこの数ヶ月間静的である。"
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