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en | static |

As a pronoun en

is he, him.

As an adjective static is

unchanging; that cannot or does not change.

As a noun static is

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

en

English

Etymology 1

Abbreviation.

Noun

(head)
  • English

    • Etymology 2

    The name of the letter comes from (etyl) en. The typographic sense dates to 1793.

    Noun

    (en noun)
    • The ems and ens at the beginnings and ends.
  • (typography) A unit of measurement equal to half of an em (half of the height of the type in use).
    • Derived terms
    * (typography) en dash * (typography) en quad * (typography) en space
    See also
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    Etymology 3

    From (etyl)

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
    • Derived terms
    * en ami * en banc * en bloc * en brochette * en clair * en effet * en famille * en femme * * en garde * en masse * en pantoufles * en passant * * en retard * en retraite * en revanche * en route * en secondes noces * en suite

    Anagrams

    * English two-letter words ----

    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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