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Webster 1913 Edition
Statics
Stat′ics
(-ĭks)
, Noun.
That branch of mechanics which treats of the equilibrium of forces, or relates to bodies as held at rest by the forces acting on them; – distinguished from
dynamics
. Social statics
, the study of the conditions which concern the existence and permanence of the social state.
Webster 1828 Edition
Statics
STATICS
,Noun.
1.
That branch of mechanics which treats of bodies at rest. Dynamics treats of bodies in motion.2.
In medicine, a kind of epileptics, or persons seized with epilepsies.