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Alkane vs Static - What's the difference?

alkane | static |

As nouns the difference between alkane and static

is that alkane is while static is interference on a broadcast signal caused by atmospheric disturbances; heard as crackles on radio, or seen as random specks on television.

As an adjective static is

unchanging; that cannot or does not change.

alkane

English

(wikipedia alkane)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of saturated hydrocarbons including methane, ethane and compounds with long carbon chain known as paraffins etc., having a chemical formula of the form CnH2n+2.

    • Derived terms

    * chlorofluoroalkane * cycloalkane * hydrofluoroalkane

    Related terms

    * -ane * alkene * alkyne

    Hypernyms

    * hydrocarbon

    Hyponyms

    * methane * ethane * propane * butane * pentane * hexane * heptane * octane * nonane * decane * undecane * dodecane * hexadecane * tetracosane ----

    static

    English

    Alternative forms

    * statick

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Unchanging; that cannot or does not change.
  • Immobile; fixed in place; having no motion.
  • *
  • (programming) Occupying fixed memory, allocated when a program is loaded.

    • Synonyms

    * stable * (Having no motion) still

    Antonyms

    * (Unchanging) dynamic * (Having no motion) dynamic, kinetic, mobile * (computing) dynamic

    Derived terms

    * hydrostatic * statical * staticity

    Related terms

    * stasis

    Noun

    (-)
  • Interference on a broadcast signal caused by atmospheric disturbances; heard as crackles on radio, or seen as random specks on television.
  • (by extension) Interference or obstruction from people.
  • Something that is not part of any perceived universe phenomena; having no motion; no particle; no wavelength.
  • Static electricity.

    • Related terms

    * statics

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