statically

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adverb

In a static manner.

“a statically charged film”

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English static →
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Meanings

adverbstatically (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a static manner.

    a statically charged film

    1 more example

    a software application that is statically linked to its libraries

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  4. Ancient Greekἵστημι (hístēmi)
  5. Ancient Greekστᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)
  6. Latinstaticus
  7. Englishstatic
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  11. Proto-Germanic*līką
  12. Englishstatically

From static + -ally.

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Translations

Finnish staattisesti
  • staattisestiin a static manner
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APA

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Chicago

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