antistatic

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adjective

Preventing the buildup of static electricity.

OriginEnglish static ← Latin staticus ← Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós) →
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Meanings

adjectiveantistatic (not comparable)

alternative anti-static

  1. not comparablePreventing the buildup of static electricity.
nounantistatic (plural antistatics)

plural antistatics

  1. An agent or substance that prevents the buildup of static electricity.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  9. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  10. Ancient Greekἵστημι (hístēmi)
  11. Ancient Greekστᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)
  12. Latinstaticus
  13. Englishstatic
  14. Englishantistatic

From anti- + static.

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Translations

Catalan antiestàtic
  • antiestàticpreventing the buildup of static electricity
Finnish antistaattinen, antistaattinen aine
  • antistaattinenpreventing the buildup of static electricity
  • antistaattinen aineagent or substance
German Antistatikum
  • Antistatikumagent or substance
Hungarian antisztatikus
  • antisztatikuspreventing the buildup of static electricity
Indonesian antistatik
  • antistatikpreventing the buildup of static electricity
Italian antistatico, antistatico
  • antistaticopreventing the buildup of static electricity
  • antistaticoagent or substance
Polish antystatyczny, antyelektrostatyczny
  • antystatycznypreventing the buildup of static electricity
  • antyelektrostatycznypreventing the buildup of static electricity
Portuguese antiestático, antiestático
  • antiestáticopreventing the buildup of static electricity
  • antiestáticoagent or substance
Russian антистати́ческий, антистатик
  • антистати́ческий (antistatíčeskij)preventing the buildup of static electricity
  • антистатик (antistatik)agent or substance
Spanish antiestático
  • antiestáticoagent or substance
Turkish antistatik
  • antistatikpreventing the buildup of static electricity
Ukrainian антиста́тик
  • антиста́тик (antystátyk)agent or substance
Cite this entry
APA

antistatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antistatic

MLA

“antistatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antistatic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antistatic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antistatic.

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